Grandpa Alvah's Fish Chowder
photo by Julie Bs Hive
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
directions
- Fry the diced salt pork in a large pot until golden in color.
- Remove salt pork scraps and set aside.
- Add onions and cook for 5 minutes or until tender.
- Place diced potatoes on top of onions and add enough water so it comes up to the top of the potatoes.
- Place fish on top of potatoes.
- Season with pepper, salt and add butter.
- Bring to a boil and then lower heat to low and simmer until fish and potatoes are cooked.
- You want to stir as little as possible, and very gently because the fish should remain in fairly large pieces.
- (You do not want the fish all flaked apart and especially not all mushy) Pour in evaporated milk and regular milk.
- Heat thoroughly, but do not bring to a boil.
- Serve reserved pork scraps sprinkled on top of chowder or on the side.
- Chowder will be better if allowed to sit overnight.
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It was soup & sandwich nite tonite in Iceland & Grandpa Alvah's Fish Chowder was a big success, Kim. I made 1/2 the recipe for 2 of us using haddock, did have to sub bacon for the salt pork & added Old Bay Seasoning as a pers pref. I found it a bit thinner than we prefer, so thickened it slightly w/cornstarch. This dish qualifies as an Icelandic version of comfort food on a cool nite. We loved it, so pls tell Grandpa thx for us.
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Chowders don't have to be thickened to be good, and here is a perfect example. The flavor of this was to die for good! I look forward to making it with other seafood next time I make it, for a change. I will sub scallops and shrimp and see how it comes out. I can't imagine that it won't be just as delicious as the haddock! This is going into my favorite recipes right now!
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Thanks Grandpa and Kim, this was a very good chowder. The 2 cups of water did not cover the potatoes, I had to use 4 cups and substituted seafood stock for the water but only used 2 cups of whole milk along with the evaporated milk. My SIL enjoyed it enough to ask for the recipe. TFS Made this for ZWT3
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Thanks Grandpa and Kim, this was a very good chowder. The 2 cups of water did not cover the potatoes, I had to use 4 cups and substituted seafood stock for the water but only used 2 cups of whole milk along with the evaporated milk. My SIL enjoyed it enough to ask for the recipe. TFS Made this for ZWT3
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