ISO Shrimp Chowder Recipe

[Laury]

Many years ago I lived in Salt Lake City, Utah. There was a restaurant there called Bratten's Seafood which I believe is now closed. They had the best Shrimp Chowder and I have been unable to find the recipe for it or anything similar. It had a tomato base, potatoes and shrimp, probably celery and I don't know what else. Can anyone help me out?

 

[Uncle Bob]

I doubt you will ever find Bratten's recipe...Especially if the place is now closed....

HERE is one that may interest you...

I would start with something basic and develop your own Shrimp Chowder recipe....In the end it will be better than Btatten's ever thought about being....

Have Fun & Enjoy!!!!!!

 

[mike in brooklyn]

I would suggest you make a broth of the shells of the shrimp
before starting your chowder and substitute this broth for
water.

 

[Katie H]

Hi, Laury. You might try this recipe, leaving out the fennel and tweaking it until you get what you are looking for.

 

[FincaPerlitas]

Here's my Lobster Bisque recipe which I posted some time ago in another thread. With minor adaptations, this recipe also works well with crawfish, shrimp and crab. In each case, use the shells to make your base and you'll get much better results.

With shrimp, I'd shell them and use the shells only to make my base, not cooking the shrimp themselves until you make the final bisque. Shrimp cook very quickly and you don't want to overcook them. I like to use a lot of shrimp in mine and, after cooking, finely dice about half of them, leaving the others whole. Medium shrimp work fine. You don't need to pay a premium for large ones. Actually, small ones are fine too but are a pain to peel.

Florida Lobster Bisque

1 med. onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 med. stalk celery, chopped
2 Tbsp butter
4 to 6 lobster tails
1 can beef broth
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup cream
1 Tbsp parsley, chopped (flat-leaf, if available)
1 Pinch thyme
1 Pinch marjoram
2 cans chicken broth
1 Tbsp tomato paste
Salt & pepper to taste
Corn starch or flour for thickening

Saute vegetables in butter until limp, add parsley. Stir, then add lobster tails and just enough beef broth to keep the vegetables from burning. Stir, cover and cook over low heat until the lobster shells turn red, about 10 minutes. Add tomato paste, chicken broth and wine. Re-cover and cook 15 minutes more. Remove lobster and strain broth. Shell the lobster, chop the meat and return it to the pot, discarding the shells. At this point you may refrigerate until ready to serve. I always make mine ahead of time and finish it just before serving.

To finish, add cream, salt and pepper, and thicken a little with a slurry of corn starch or flour, mixed with water and beaten until it's smooth. If you have a good dry sherry, you may add a float (or flame it) on top. Most people don't have (and don't want to pay for) good sherry. In which case, you're better off omitting it entirely. Cheap sherry is an abomination and can't be substituted without ruining the bisque, and sherry is totally unnecessary. I seldom add it.