A Delicious Seafood Chowder Recipe – Gluten Free

This is delicious Seafood Chowder Recipe is gluten free and inspired by our annual summer visits to Cape Cod. On the Cape it’s traditionally made with clams. But you can always add whatever seafood floats your boat. (Pun intended).

It’s nearly Independence Day, and nowhere celebrates it better than Cape Cod. Our family is deeply rooted here–our ancestors traveled here nearly 400 years ago, even some on the Mayflower, seeking their own freedom. Though we aren’t lucky enough to call this beautiful place our home year round, we do spend each summer here in a rambling cottage on the Bass River. Summer in Cape Cod is about grandparents and cousins, swimming and fishing, boating and catching crabs. It’s about poison ivy and mosquito bites, picking blueberries and making jam, and sipping cocktails out on the dock by the water. It’s about thunderstorms and sweltering humidity, long walks and long talks, and scrabble games around the table.

And summer in Cape Cod is also about clam chowder–CHOW-dah is the correct pronunciation, in case you were wondering. We used to eat it with abandon in all its creamy, bacon-laden glory. But then my daughter became a pescetarian. Fish and shellfish were okay to eat, but bacon, not so much. And then I found out that I had celiac disease, and and since most chowders are thickened with a roux, well…too bad for me. So now, the only seafood chowder we can enjoy is purely the homemade variety.

Of course our homemade seafood chowder recipe (gluten free) tastes much, much better than any of the so-called award winning restaurant chowder anyway.  And luckily, it really isn’t that hard to make. Most fishmongers around these parts sell freshly shucked, chopped clams. But canned clams will work in a pinch too. Add some chopped potatoes and cream and you’re in business. Even if you aren’t lucky enough to spend summah heah on the Cape, you can get a taste of real, New England chowdah wherever you may roam (and you can avoid the contagious accent too). I hope you have a lovely Independence Day, however you celebrate it! Also, head on over to I AM J THE BLOG to see her July Feature of the Month (it’s ME). 

May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!  ~Daniel Webster 

Love soup? Check out these other gluten free soup recipes:

• Quick and Easy, Creamy Tomato and Roasted Bell Pepper Soup
• Cheesy Potato Soup with Truffle Cheddar
• Delightful Kale and Sausage Soup for Fall

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A Delicious Seafood Chowder Recipe – Gluten Free

Alison Needham

This seafood chowder recipe is adapted from The Cape Cod Table by Lora Brody. Though it is loaded with rich flavor, you may find it to be on the thinner side, especially if you are used to eating restaurant or canned chowder. If that’s the case, feel free to thicken it with a bit more gf flour.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Calories 773 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 stick butter
• 1 large yellow onion peeled and chopped into medium dice
• 3 stalks celery with leaves, rinsed and cut into small dice
• 4 cups Yukon Gold potatoes cut into ¼-inch cubes
• 4 cups bottled clam juice
• 1½ pints 3 cups chopped fresh clams, drained, liquid reserved
• 2 cups whole milk
• 4 cups light cream
• Salt and lots of freshly ground pepper
• 3 tablespoons gluten free all purpose flour blend
• Cooked bacon crumbled for garnish (optional)
• Parsley for garnish (optional)

Instructions

 

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes, or until vegetables are soft and translucent.
• Add potatoes, clam juice and the reserved liquid from the clams. Raise heat, cover and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• Make a slurry by whisking the flour blend with ¼ cup cold water. Whisk it slowly into the soup so no lumps form.
• Stir in milk and cream and cook for 5 minutes without letting it come to a boil. Add the clams and cook for 5 minutes more, still not allowing it to boil.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with bacon and parsley, if desired. Serve immediately with gluten-free crackers.

Nutrition

Serving: 1portionCalories: 773kcalCarbohydrates: 84gProtein: 18gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 26gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 156mgSodium: 978mgPotassium: 1566mgFiber: 7gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 1864IUVitamin C: 61mgCalcium: 302mgIron: 3mg

Keyword Gluten Free Chowder, Gluten Free Clam Chowder, Gluten Free Seafood Chowder, Seafood Chowder Gluten Free

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