Sweetcorn Chowder Recipe With Spicy Crab

Spicy crab and sweetcorn chowder with avocado

Name: Spicy crab and sweetcorn chowder with avocado
Total time: 35 min
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: olive oil; onion 1, finely chopped; potato 450g, peeled and cut into little cubes; chicken stock 1.5 litres; spring onions 4, 2 halved and 2 finely sliced; coriander a few stalks and a handful leaves, roughly chopped; celery ½ stick, cut into thin batons; sweetcorn 2 × 340g tins, drained; white crab meat 2 tins, drained; avocados 2, thickly sliced; red chilli 1-2, thinly sliced; soured cream 170ml tub; lime 2, cut into wedges

35 minutes
serves 6
Easy

Tinned crab works really well in cooked dishes and is a fraction of the price of fresh. Use crab meat in this delicious spicy chowder packed with delicious fresh ingredients and zingy lime and avocado.

March 25, 2015 at 3:05 pm

Ingredients

olive oil
onion 1, finely chopped
potato 450g, peeled and cut into little cubes
chicken stock 1.5 litres
spring onions 4, 2 halved and 2 finely sliced
coriander a few stalks and a handful leaves, roughly chopped
celery ½ stick, cut into thin batons
sweetcorn 2 × 340g tins, drained
white crab meat 2 tins, drained
avocados 2, thickly sliced
red chilli 1-2, thinly sliced
soured cream 170ml tub
lime 2, cut into wedges

Method

Step 1

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a large saucepan. Tip in the onions and cook for 8 minutes or until soft. Add the potatoes and cook for 3 minutes more. Pour over the stock.
Step 2

Tie the halved spring onions, coriander stalks and celery into a little bundle with some cooking string. Drop this into the saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
Step 3

Remove the bundle and add the sweetcorn and crab meat. Stir and heat through. season and then add chopped coriander. Spoon into bowls and add the sliced avocado, shredded chilli, a dollop of soured cream and some sliced spring onions. Serve with a squeeze of lime.