Scallop-Crusted Cod & Corn Chowder

🥘 Ingredients

• black pepper
  1 pinch
• butter
  2 tbsp
• cooking oil
  2 tbsp
• corn
  1½ cups
• cream cheese
  2 tbsp
• crème fraîche
  2 tbsp
• dried thyme
  ½ tsp
• flour
  2 tbsp
• garlic powder
  ¼ tsp
• icelandic cod
  8 oz
• old bay seasoning
  1 tsp
• potatoes
  12 oz
• salt
  1 pinch
• scallions
  2 unit
• scallops
  4 oz
• sugar snap peas
  3 oz
• vidalia onion paste
  2 tbsp

1. 

   1

   Prepare ingredients: Dice potatoes , remove kernels from corn , trim sugar snap peas , and thinly slice scallions . Set aside old bay seasoning , dried thyme , and garlic powder . Lightly coat scallops in flour before attaching to cod. Keep butter ready for finishing.

   potatoes: 12 oz, corn: 1½ cups, sugar snap peas: 3 oz, scallions: 2 unit, old bay seasoning: 1 tsp, dried thyme: ½ tsp, garlic powder: ¼ tsp, flour: 2 tbsp, butter: 2 tbsp
2. 

   2

   Adjust oven racks to top and middle positions and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry all produce.
3. 

   3

   In a medium pot, bring your chowder base to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until soup has thickened and reduced ⏱️ 15 minutes . Meanwhile, remove small side muscles from scallops if necessary. Pat scallops and icelandic cod dry with paper towels. TIP: To cook separately, heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Season cod; cook until cooked through ⏱️ 2 minutes per side. Transfer cod to a plate. Heat another drizzle of cooking oil in same pan. Season scallops; cook until cooked through ⏱️ 2 minutes per side.

   scallops: 4 oz, icelandic cod: 8 oz, cooking oil: 2 tbsp
4. 

   4

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large ovenproof, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Season scallop sides of icelandic cod with salt and black pepper , then carefully add to pan, scallop sides down. Cook, undisturbed, until a deep brown sear forms ⏱️ 2 minutes . You may need to work in batches.

   salt: 1 pinch, black pepper: 1 pinch
5. 

   5

   Once chowder has simmered ⏱️ 15 minutes , stir in crème fraîche , cream cheese , and vidalia onion paste until crème fraîche and cream cheese are completely dissolved.

   crème fraîche: 2 tbsp, cream cheese: 2 tbsp, vidalia onion paste: 2 tbsp