Fish Soup / Chowder

Submitted by *Parsley*

"This soup is a delicious lunch or dinner w/ salad and rolls."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 59.16 ml butter
• 236.59 ml chopped onion
• 236.59 ml chopped red bell pepper
• 1 celery rib, chopped (include the leaves!)
• 59.14 ml flour
• 118.29 ml white wine
• 226.79 g sliced mushrooms
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 946.36 ml fish stock (or vegetable stock)
• 3 medium russet potatoes, peeled and diced small
• 907.18 g cod fish fillets, cut into bite-size pieces (or use tilapia or any other mild white fish)
• 1 bay leaf
• 14.79 ml dried tarragon (use twice as much fresh)
• 0.61 ml paprika
• 1.23 ml pepper
• salt, if needed, to taste
• 177.44 ml half-and-half or 177.44 ml milk

directions

1. In a large soup pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion, red peppers, and celery; sautee for about 5-7 minutes or until soft (NOT browning).
2. Add flour to pot; stirring constantly until blended.
3. Add wine, mushrooms, and garlic; cook for about 5-7 minutes, or until mushrooms softening.
4. Add stock, potatoes, fish pieces, bay leaf, tarragon, paprika, pepper, and, if needed, salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender and fish is opaque.
5. Remove bay leaf.
6. Add half and half. Stir, heat through and serve.

Reviews

[Waverly]

Very delicious. To me, there was a little too much tarragon. I would try half as much next time. I used chicken stock.

 

[Karmatose]

This is the best soup I have ever made! I used homemade fish stock from a whole tuna fish that I bought at the local fish market the other day, and frozen swai fillets. So rich and flavorful!

 

[Lady Westphal]

Just made it for dinner and I absolutly loved it. I had left over cod that I had baked for dinner last night that I had used Panko bread crumbs and seasonings on. Needed a lot of salt that I didn't add but DH did for I am on Herbal Magic so used a lot of the Flavomagic to substitute which was fine with me. Used Olive oil instead of butter as well. Will be making this again when we have leftover cod or any other white fish!

 

[Annacia]

Lovely, rich tasting soup. This is very quick to make and would be ideal for a weeknight when you have come home late. I used the veggie stock and the cod was mild and tasty. This recipe did very well in cutting to a single serving and that gave me enough for two meals so the servings are quite generous. The seasonings are terrific and well balanced. If you enjoy fish soups you should give this a try.

 

[Montana Heart Song]

I used cod fillets that I cut in chunks, chopped green peppers, I didn't have red. I added some cooked chopped broccoli that I had as a leftover.I followed the recipe with 1/8 tsp Old Bay Seasoning. The paprika added the color it needed. Delicous! I love using bay leaves! There is something special about the flavor when added. Thanks for posting. Serves a special need in my house.