Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 pound Potatoes (peeled and cut into 1.5 inch chunks)
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter
  • 1 cup Yellow/Brown Onion (chopped)
  • 3 cloves Fresh Garlic (minced)
  • 32 ounces Chicken Stock/Broth ((divided))
  • 2 cups Corn Kernels
  • 2 cups Carrots (chopped into 1.5 inch chunks)
  • 2 cups String Beans (cut in half)
  • 8 ounces Cremini Mushrooms (cut in half)
  • 1/2 pound Shrimp ((tails on) and/or Scallops, Fish, Crab)
  • 1/2 pound Scallops (and/or shrimp, Fish, Crab (or other shellfish))
  • 1/4 cup Dry Sherry Wine ((NOT cooking wine) or use Shaoxing Wine)
  • 1 Fresh Lemon
  • 1/2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons Ground Celery Seed
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons Dry/Ground Mustard Seed
  • 1/4 + 1/8 teaspoon Ground Allspice
  • 2 teaspoon Dried Parsley Flakes
  • 1/8 +1/16 teaspoon Ground Cardamom
  • 1/8 +1/16 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon Paprika
  • 3/8 teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Sea Salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon Ground White Pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (or to taste)
  • 2 whole Bay Leaves

Instruction

  • Peel and cut potatoes into 1.5 inch chunks and place cut potatoes into a bowl of cool water with a touch of lemon juice.
  • Peel carrots and cut into 1.5 inch chunks.
  • Select Sauté or Browning on your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker cooking pot and allow to fully heat (or use meat setting if your pot does not have a Select Sauté or Browning button).
  • Toss in butter, onions and garlic.
  • Sauté for 3 minutes, or until onions begin to slightly brown.
  • Add 1/2 cup of broth to cooking pot and deglaze the pot, making sure to scrap up all the brown bits. Those brown bits stuck on the bottom are called fond and will add lots of delicious flavor to the chowder,
  • Turn off Instant Pot.
  • Add corn, carrots, mushrooms, green beans and mix through.
  • Add all the individual seasonings or if using my Homemade Old Bay Seafood Seasoning, add in 2 Tablespoons instead of all the individual spices.
  • And the Sherry or Shaoxing Wine.
  • Mix in the rest of the broth.
  • Drain water from bowl of potatoes and add potatoes to the pot.
  • Lock on lid and close pressure valve.  Cook at high pressure (most machines default to high pressure) for 5 minutes.  
  • When Beep sounds, wait 15 minutes and then turn the pressure valve to vent and release the rest of the pressure.
  • Remove lid and Select the Sauté or Browning button (or use meat setting if your pot does not have a Select Sauté or Browning button).
  • Add shrimp, scallops and fish to hot broth in the Instant Pot and stir.
  • Broth will simmer and shellfish and fish will be cooked within 5 minutes.
  • Squeeze in 1/2 of a fresh lemon (or use 1/2 teaspoon of True Lemon Crystallized. The True Lemon tastes like freshly squeezed lemon.
  • Slowly add in heavy cream (or skip) a little at a time and taste. Some people prefer no cream and others like a lot of cream.
  • Taste the chowder and if needed, add in more seasonings. For those adding a lot of cream, you may need another 1/4 teaspoon of my homemade Old Bay seasoning mix.