Seafood Chowder

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine

2 medium onions, finely chopped

1 medium carrot, thinly sliced

2 celery ribs, thinly sliced

1 red bell pepper, diced

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

3 cloves garlic, minced

3/4 cup dry sherry

2 1/2 cups chicken broth

2 cups diced potatoes

3 1/2 cups canned tomatoes, drained and chopped,liquid reserved

1 bay leaf

2 teaspoons sweet paprika

2 teaspoons chili powder

1/4 teaspoon celery seed

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 1/2 lbs shrimp, peeled and deveined

12 ounces bay scallops

6 ounces lump crabmeat or 6 ounces imitation crabmeat, cut into chunks

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

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