Down East Haddock Chowder Food

DOWN EAST HADDOCK CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place fish, water and salt in large saucepan.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer gently, uncovered, for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Fish is done when flesh is opaque. Remove immediately and when cool enough to handle, break into bite-size pieces.
• Reserve until rest of soup is ready.
• Skim any foam off fish stock.
• Add potatoes, onion, celery and pepper; cover and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until tender.
• Return fish to pan.
• Pour in milk and heat through without boiling.
• Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Swirl in butter.
• Transfer to heated tureen or soup bowls and serve immediately.

DOWNEAST FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Fry salt pork slowly in soup pot.
• Add sliced onions and cook five minutes.
• Add cubed potatoes, boiling water, and fish.
• Simmer slowly until potatoes are soft.
• Add evaporated milk, salt, pepper, and minced parsley.
• In a small skillet, melt butter.
• Add flour, blend thoroughly and cook.
• Add slowly to chowder, stirring until slightly thickened.
• Heat for another five minutes.
• Serve with pilot crackers.

DOWN EAST CORN CHOWDER (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Combine corn, potatoes, onion, seasoned salt, pepper and broth in crock pot.
• Cover and cook low 7-9 hours.
• Pour into blender or food processor and puree til almost smooth.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight or return to cooker.
• Stir in milk and margarine (or butter).
• Cover.
• Cook on HIGH one hour.
• Pour hot chowder into bowls.
• Sprinkle with mace.

DOWN EAST FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Fry salt pork slowly in soup kettle.
• Add sliced onions and cook for five minutes.
• Add potatoes boiling water and fish; simmer slowly until potatoes are tender.
• Add evaporated milk, salt, pepper and parsley.
• Melt butter or bacon fat in a small frying pan.
• Add flour and blend thoroughly; add gradually to chowder, stirring until slightly thickened.
• Cook an additional five minutes.
• Pour over pilot crackers and serve.

TASTY HADDOCK CHOWDER

Steps:

• Using a large pan saute the onions and shallots in butter.
• Add the potatoes and carrotes to onion mixture.
• Now add just enough water to cover the vegetable mixture and boil 10- 15 minutes.
• *DONOT OVERCOOK THE FISH.
• Add the fish to the vegetable mixture and cook for 5 minutes.
• Remove the fish and shred.
• Return the shredded fish to the onion and potatoe mixture.
• Add the half and half cream and frozen peas to the vegetable and fish mixture.
• Season with salt, pepper and thyme.
• Heat gently on low for 20 minutes not allowing chowder to boil.
• Remove the chowder from heat, stir in the sherry and add the chopped parsley for garnish.
• Serve with warm crusty bread and enjoy.

MOM'S NOVA SCOTIA SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Fill a large pot halfway with lightly salted water; bring to a boil. Add onions and carrots; cook until slightly tender, 10 minutes. Add potatoes; cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in salmon, cod, scallops, shrimp, lobster, and crab; cook over medium heat until salmon and cod are firm but chunks are still slightly translucent in the center, about 10 minutes. Drain half the water from the pot and add clams, heavy cream, and half-and-half. Place butter chunks atop the soup; season with salt and black pepper. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until salmon and cod are fully cooked and flake easily with a fork, about 30 minutes.