Shrimp Chowder with Herb Drop Biscuits

Name: Shrimp Chowder with Herb Drop Biscuits
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: Cooking spray, for baking dish; 4 slices bacon, chopped; 6 scallions, sliced; 1 fennel bulb, cored and chopped; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 5 tbsp. all-purpose flour; 1 3/4 c. chicken stock; 2/3 c. heavy cream; 1 1/4 c. frozen corn kernels, thawed; 1 tbsp. chopped fresh dill; Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 lb. peeled and deveined medium shrimp, coarsely chopped; 1 1/4 c. (spooned and leveled) self-rising flour; 1 tsp. baking powder; 2 tbsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 chopped scallion; 1/4 c. unsalted butter, chilled; 1/2 c. Buttermilk

By Marian Cooper CairnsPublished: Aug 17, 2015

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Brian Woodcock

Yields:

4 - 6

Prep Time:

30 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 10 mins

Thirty minutes at the stove, and you'll wow them with plump shrimp and herb-flecked biscuits.

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Ingredients

For Shrimp Chowder

Cooking spray, for baking dish
4 slices bacon, chopped
6 scallions, sliced
1 fennel bulb, cored and chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
5 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups chicken stock
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 1/4 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh dill
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 lb. peeled and deveined medium shrimp, coarsely chopped

For Herb Drop Biscuits

1 1/4 cups (spooned and leveled) self-rising flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh dill
1 chopped scallion
1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled
1/2 cup Buttermilk

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish.
2. Step 2Cook bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until crisp, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a towel-lined plate; reserve drippings.
3. Step 3Add scallions, fennel, and garlic to drippings and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle flour over scallion mixture and cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Gradually, whisk in stock and cream, scraping up brown bits from the bottom of the saucepan.
4. Step 4Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in bacon, corn, dill, and 3/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Remove from heat and stir in shrimp.
5. Step 5Make Herb Drop Biscuits: Combine flour, baking powder, parsley, dill, and scallion in a bowl. Cut in unsalted butter with two forks or a pastry blender until crumbly. Add buttermilk and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
6. Step 6Transfer mixture to prepared dish. Drop biscuits (about 8 or 9) over mixture. Bake until biscuits are golden brown, 24 to 26 minutes.
7. Step 7Let stand 10 minutes before serving.