The Ospidillo Cafe Crab Chowder
- 45 ounces chicken stock, canned
- 4 cups cabbage, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced on a bias
- 4 small yukon gold potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 small yellow zucchini, sliced thin
- 16 ounces imitation crabmeat, chopped
- 1 pint half-and-half
- 3 tablespoons onions, diced
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon fresh jalapeno pepper (1 small slice)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- Melt the butter in a small saute pan. Add the onions, stirring constantly over medium heat for 1 minute. Then whisk in the flour and continue stirring until onions begin to brown slightly and remove from heat. Set this roux aside.
- In a cooking pot over medium heat, pour in the chicken stock and add the potatoes. Boil, covered, until tender.
- When the potatoes are tender, mash them in the stock a bit and then add in the cabbage, carrots, parsley, kosher salt, oregano, the jalapeno slice, and seasoned salt. Bring it to a medium boil, covered and cook until carrots are just tender.
- After carrots are tender, add in the butter roux and stir, (The broth will thicken), then add the zucchini, cover, and allow it to cook at a low boil for 3 minutes.
- Next, add the crabmeat, the half and half, and the white pepper. Reduce heat to low, cover and allow it to come to a low boil. Once it begins to boil again, remove the cover and let it simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently so it doesn't scorch on the bottom.
- Serve hot.
chicken, cabbage, carrots, gold potatoes, fresh parsley, yellow zucchini, crabmeat, onions, butter, flour, pepper, kosher salt, oregano, seasoning salt, white pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/the-ospidillo-cafe-crab-chowder-190168 (may not work)