Fish Chowder

Dreamgoddess's Note:

This is one of the recipes I adopted -- it's gotten 5 stars all around, so I won't change it, but I wouldn't use margarine or cooking oil -- I would use either light olive oil or unsalted butter. I also might substitute half and half for the milk, to be a little decadent once in a while...

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb cod fish fillet
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 medium onion , sliced
• ½ cup celery , diced
• 2 cups raw potatoes , diced
• ½ cup carrot , sliced
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup milk

Directions:

1. Cut cod fillets into bite sized pieces.
2. Melt margarine in large saucepan Cook onion and celery until onion is tender and translucent. Add potatoes, carrots, water, salt and pepper.
3. Cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes until vegetables are tender.
4. Add fish and cook 10 minutes longer.
5. Add milk.
6. Reheat, but do not boil.
7. Serves 4.
8. Serve hot, with freshly baked home made bread or rolls and butter.

Reviews

[tevisv]

I made this for dinner tonight and everyone loved it! I took half of an acorn squash, cubed it and added it to the choweder, along with the potatoes and other ingredients. I boiled the other half, pureed it with 1/4 a cup of heavy cream and then added this to chowder. This thickened up the base and of course, it adds a background flavor that won't overpower. We will keep this in the rotation of "cold night" soups.

[brian48195]

This was very good. I will make it again and may add some different seafood. I added some smoked paprika/chipolte seasoning to it and used half and half. It had a great broth. Thanks for sharing.

[ItalianPrincess3]

You want to use butter in this dish if you want a great tasting chowder, and I have to admit I used quite a bit more than called for because the butter gives the broth so much flavor! I used haddock instead of cod, because we like it much better and it was a delicious meal indeed!