Key Largo Seafood Chowder

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup diced green pepper (grilled pepper) (optional)
• 1/4 cup diced red pepper (grilled pepper) (optional)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/3 cup diced carrot
• 1/4 cup diced celery
• 6 3/4 cups water
• 1/3 cup cream, base
• 16 ounces chopped minced clams with juice
• 15 ounces diced tomatoes, drained
• 2 large white potatoes, peeled and diced (sweet potatoes) (optional)
• 1/4 cup clam base
• 1 5/8 teaspoons caribbean jerk seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 8 ounces thawed drained peeled deveined shrimp (about 71-90 ct or baby shrimp, fresh or canned and drained)
• 8 ounces bay scallops, raw (30-40 ct)
• 1/4 cup sliced scallion