3 crab chipotle chowder Recipes

butter, onion, diced, red pepper, diced, stalk celery, diced, potatoes, diced, garlic cloves, minced, chipotle chiles in adobo, seeded and diced, fresh corn, shucked , get as much milk you can from the cobs, lump crabmeat, clam broth, cream, salt and pepper

crab legs, cooked, cleaned , picked through and shells reserved (use your judgement, you want about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of crab), smoked ham, cubed (if you are buying store bought, ask them to cut it all in 1 thick slice), ear of corn, smoked, beefsteak tomato, smoked, head garlic, smoked, shallots, finely diced, celery rib, finely diced, jalapeno, finely diced, chipotle chile in adobo, finely diced plus 1 tsp adobe sauce from can, bottled clam juice, water, salt and pepper, crouton (optional)