Austin's Maritime Seafood Chowder - Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia

Ingredients

• 8 ounces (250 g) lobster meat
• 8 ounces (250 g) cooked scallops
• 8 ounces (250 g) cooked haddock, cut in large dice
• 8 ounces (250 g) cooked shrimp, cut in medium dice
• 8 ounces (250 g) cooked mussel meat, left whole
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 star anise pods
• 3 peppercorns
• 3 parsley stems
• 1/3 cup (75 mL) butter
• 1 cup (250 mL) chopped onion
• 1 cup (250 mL) chopped celery
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped sweet red pepper
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) flour
• 4 cups (1 L) fish stock (used to poach the fish)
• 4 cups (1 L) potatoes, cut in medium dice
• 4 cups (1 L) heavy cream, scalded
• Salt and white pepper, to taste