Seafood Chowder

I have been reading Saveur diligently - such great recipes.
Here is one i thought you might like. Its really really good and very easy to make! I am posting it with a few changes that I made

Ingredients:

4 tbsp. unsalted butter

3 sprigs thyme

1 bay leaf

1 large sweet onion, finely chopped

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste   

1 lb.  potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2" cubes

1 cup half-and-half, at room temperature

1 cup heavy cream, at room temperature

1 lb. haddock, cut into 1" pieces

6 oz.  scallops

4 oz. cooked lobster meat, chopped

1  9.75-oz. jar whole baby clams in their liquid (I used fresh clams, cooked them, and then used clam juice. )

1. Heat butter in a  saucepan over medium-low heat. Add thyme, bay leaf, and onions; season with salt and pepper and cook, covered and stirring occasionally, until onions are soft but not browned, 20 minutes.

2. Add potatoes, half-and-half, cream, and 4 cups water and bring to a simmer; cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until potatoes are just tender, 10–12 minutes.

3. Add haddock and scallops and cook, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through and potatoes are very tender, 3–4 minutes. Add lobster and clams with their liquid and cook until heated through, 2–3 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

SERVES 6 – 8

This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #126