Aussie Seafood Chowder

Name: Aussie Seafood Chowder
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 4 piece bacon, diced; 1 piece onion, diced; 2 stalk celery, diced; 3 clove garlic, crushed; 3 tbsp flour; 600 ml chicken broth; 400 ml milk; 200 ml thickened cream; 2 piece potato, diced 1cm; 1 piece corn, kernels cut off; 200 g prawn, peeled; 2 piece barramundi fillet, diced; 8 piece scallop; 2 piece bay leaf; 3 sprig thyme; 0.5 piece lemon, juiced; 0.25 bunch chives, snipped; 1 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp black pepper

Creamy chowder loaded with prawns, fish, and scallops — a coastal pub favourite.

55 min
Medium
4 servings
Australian

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Ingredients

bacon, diced4 piece
onion, diced1 piece
celery, diced2 stalk
garlic, crushed3 clove
flour3 tbsp
chicken brothor fish stock600ml
milk400ml
thickened cream200ml
potato, diced 1cm2 piece
corn, kernels cut off1 piece
prawn, peeled200g
barramundi fillet, dicedor any firm white fish2 piece
scallop8 piece
bay leaf2 piece
thyme3 sprig
lemon, juiced½ piece
chives, snippedto finish¼ bunch
salt1 tsp
black pepper½ tsp

Method

1
Crisp diced bacon in a heavy pot until lightly golden; remove bacon and reserve.
2
In the bacon fat, soften diced onion, celery, and crushed garlic until translucent.
3
Stir in flour and cook 1 minute to make a blonde roux; gradually whisk in chicken broth and milk until smooth.
4
Add diced potato, bay leaves, and thyme; simmer until potato is just tender.
5
Stir in cream and corn; bring back to a gentle simmer.
6
Add prawns, diced fish, and scallops; cook 3–4 minutes until just opaque.
Don't boil hard — seafood toughens.
7
Season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Serve topped with crispy bacon and chives.

Per serving

485
kcal: 36g
protein: 32g
carbs: 23g
fat