Dairy Free Chowder Food

DAIRY-FREE CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add 1/4 cup oil, onion, celery, and bacon. Cook and stir until bacon fat renders and onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add potatoes and clam juice. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Cook until potatoes are fork-tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Add clams and cook for 10 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, combine 1/4 cup oil and flour in a separate saucepan over medium heat. Stir until paste-like and light golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Gradually whisk in almond milk; cook and stir until mixture becomes a thick slurry, 6 to 7 minutes more.
• Stir slurry into the chowder to thicken it. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

CREAMY DAIRY FREE CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place a large pot over medium heat, and when the pan is hot, add the bacon. Sauté until the bacon renders it's fat and is crispy.
• Scoop out the bacon bits and set them aside. Pour out some of the bacon fat if there's too much, you'll need around 2-3 tablespoons in the pan.
• Add the onion, garlic, and celery to the pan. Sauté over medium low temperature until the onion begins to turn translucent and is soft.
• Add the thyme, stir to combine, then add the bay leaf, reserved juice from the clams, the bottle of clam juice, and the chicken stock.
• Stir to combine again, then add the potatoes and bacon bits. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to maintain a simmer. Cook until the potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes. When the potatoes are done, remove the bay leaf.
• Then using a ladle, scoop out 2 cups of the cooked potatoes, draining off excess liquid, and add them to a blender. Don't worry about spooning out the other ingredients with the potatoes, this won't matter.
• Add the coconut cream to the blender with the potatoes, then blend on low speed just until the potatoes are mostly smooth.
• Add the potato/coconut cream mixture back to the chowder and stir to combine. Turn the heat off and add the clams. Stir again, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve immediately. Any leftovers reheat well on the stove top. This soup doesn't freeze super well because the potatoes tend to come out with a mushy texture.

NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER (DAIRY-FREE AND LOW-FAT)

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onions and carrots and saute until softened.
• Gradually sift in the flour, stirring thoroughly and scraping bottom of pan.
• Very gradually stir in the clam broth, scraping sides and bottom of pan to make sure flour is thoroughly incorporated without clumping.
• Stir in rice milk until mixture is smooth.
• Add the clams and spices, bring soup to a boil, then cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add diced potatoes, cover and simmer for an additional 30 minutes.
• Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Serve with crushed Saltines.

FISH CHOWDER - DAIRY FREE

Steps:

• Simmer fish in water until it flakes easily, about 5 minutes.
• Remove fish with slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add sliced potato to fish water, cover and simmer until cooked, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon the bacon in a small fry pan when done remove bacon and cook onions in bacon fat until lightly browns.
• Remove pan from heat and crumble the bacon over the onions.
• When potatoes are tender, add the fish, onion and bacon.
• Season to taste with the salt and pepper, add margarine.
• Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.