Creamy Corn, Crab & Shrimp Chowder 🦐🌽 Rich, cozy comfort—best seafood chowder recipe for chilly nights! 📝 Ingredients : 1 lb shrimp, peeled & deveined ½ lb lump crab meat (sweet seafood flavor boost) 2 tbsp butter 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, minced (bold savory base) 2 cups corn kernels (fresh or frozen) (sweet corn goodness) 1 medium potato, diced small 1 small red bell pepper, diced 3 cups seafood or chicken broth 1 cup heavy cream (ultra creamy chowder tex

The History of Clam Chowder The term 'chowder' is believed to derive from the French word 'chaudière,' meaning 'cauldron.' French fishermen in Brittany used these large pots to prepare thick, communal stews on their ships. This culinary practice traveled with them across the Atlantic to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia before migrating south to New England, where settlers adapted the dish using the region’s plentiful clams. (scholar.lib.vt.edu) By the 19th century, clam chowder was a fixture in Amer