🥖🦐 Creamy Seafood Bread Bowl (Shrimp & Scallop Chowder)

✨ Overview

This is pure comfort + luxury combined: a crusty bread bowl filled with rich, creamy seafood—shrimp, scallops, and a buttery lemon sauce.
👉 Crispy outside, soft inside bread
👉 Velvety, savory seafood filling
👉 Looks like a restaurant dish but doable at home

🧾 Ingredients (2 servings)

Bread Bowl

• 2 round sourdough loaves
• Olive oil (for brushing)

Seafood

• 150g shrimp (peeled, deveined)
• 150g scallops
• Optional: mussels or crab

Creamy Base

• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 tbsp flour
• 250ml milk
• 100ml heavy cream
• 100ml seafood stock (or chicken stock)

Flavor Boost

• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• ½ tsp paprika
• Salt & black pepper
• Fresh parsley (chopped)

🔥 Instructions

🥖 Step 1: Prepare Bread Bowl

1. Cut off the top
2. Hollow out inside (leave thick walls)
3. Brush lightly with olive oil
4. Bake at 180°C for 8–10 mins

👉 This keeps it from getting soggy

🦐 Step 2: Cook Seafood

• Sear scallops (1–2 mins each side) → set aside
• Cook shrimp until pink → set aside

👉 Don’t overcook (they’ll go back into sauce later)

🧈 Step 3: Build the Sauce

1. Melt butter → sauté garlic
2. Add flour → cook 1 min (roux)
3. Slowly add milk + stock (stir constantly)
4. Add cream → simmer until thick

🌊 Step 4: Combine

• Add seafood back in
• Add lemon juice + paprika
• Adjust seasoning

👉 Sauce should be creamy but not too thick

🍽 Step 5: Assemble

• Pour into bread bowl
• Garnish with parsley
• Serve with lemon wedge + extra butter

⚡ Pro Tips

• Use day-old bread → stronger structure
• Don’t skip pre-baking → prevents soggy mess
• Add cheese (parmesan) if you want richer flavor
• Keep heat medium-low when adding cream

💥 Flavor Profile

• Creamy, buttery, slightly tangy
• Sweet seafood flavor (shrimp + scallops)
• Toasted bread adds crunch contrast

👉 Basically: cozy + fancy at the same time

🔥 Upgrade Ideas

• Add lobster → instant premium dish
• Spice it up with chili flakes
• Mix in corn or potatoes for chowder vibe
• Top with melted cheese and broil

🍷 Pairing

• Chardonnay
• Garlic butter toast
• Light salad (to balance richness)