Located a half block from Bourbon Street, the Bombay Club features spirits, music and nouveau Creole cooking. Here is an original recipe from their website. Try it and enjoy.

Creole Crawfish and Tasso Chowder

Ingredients:

• ½ c. Salad oil
• ½ lb. Bacon, diced
• 1 cup Tasso, finely diced
• 1 Large Onion, diced
• 3 Celery stalks, diced
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 1 ea. Red and Green Peppers, diced
• 2 ears Corn, remove kernels from ears
• 1 Tbs. Tarragon, Thyme, Kosher Salt
• 1 ½ Tbs. Garlic, minced
• 2 tsp. Fresh cracked black pepper
• 1 ea. Bay leaves, 1 pinch Cayenne pepper
• ½ c. White wine
• ¼ c. Worcestershire sauce, 2 dashes Tabasco
• 1/2 gal. Shrimp stock or broth
• 1 c. Blonde roux
• 1 qt. Heavy cream
• 4 c. Crawfish tails, pre-cooked
• 3 ea. Russet potatoes, cubed and par-boiled

Directions:
Heat oil in a medium stock pot, add bacon, sauté 3 to 5 minutes or until bacon is slightly crispy. Add Tasso, onions, celery, carrots and peppers, sauté for 5 to 7 minutes. Add corn, garlic, herbs, and spices, sauté another 2 to 3 minutes. Deglaze with white wine, Worcestershire, and Tabasco, simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add shrimp stock, bring to a boil then whisk in roux, stirring well, so no lumps form. Turn down heat and simmer for 5 minutes, add heavy cream, crawfish, and strained potatoes. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.

Season to taste. 

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