Potato Or Fish Chowder Food

FISH CHOWDER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add garlic and onion, cook for 5 minutes until translucent but not golden.
• Add carrots and stir through.
• Turn heat up to high and add wine. Stir then let it simmer rapidly until it's mostly evaporated.
• Add flour and stir for 30 seconds - it will become sludgy!
• Slow pour in broth while stirring to dissolve paste, then stir in milk.
• Add potato, corn, salt and pepper. Bring to simmer then turn heat down so it's simmering gently.
• Cook, stirring every now and then, for 8 minutes or until potato is almost cooked.
• Add fish and peas, simmer for 3 minutes or until fish is just cooked (should flake easily).
• Adjust salt and pepper to taste. If soup is too thick, add a touch of water or milk.
• Serve, garnished with green onions and crusty bread on the side for dunking!

FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Sauté onions in oil and butter, add wine: Heat oil and butter in the bottom of a large pot (6-qt) on medium heat. Add the onions and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the wine, if using, and turn up the heat, cook, uncovered until the wine reduces by half. (If not using wine, add a 1/4 cup of water with the clam juice in the next step.)
• Add potatoes, clam juice, spices, then simmer: Add the potatoes, clam juice, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper, and Old Bay spice. (The potatoes should be just barely covered with the liquid in the pot. If not, add water so that they are.) Bring to a simmer, then lower the heat to medium and cook, covered, until the potatoes are almost done, about 10-15 minutes.
• Heat cream: In a separate pot, heat the cream until steamy (not boiling).

POTATO-FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 5-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add scallions, celery, and garlic; cook until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add flour; stir to coat. Add clam juice and 2 cups water, whisking until smooth.
• Add potatoes, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer. Cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, about 10 minutes.
• Add cod; cover, and cook until fish easily flakes, about 8 minutes. Pour in milk; cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

FAVORITE FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onion in butter. Add water and bring to a boil. Add potatoes; cook for 10 minutes. Add fish and lemon juice; reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add milk, evaporated milk, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with parsley.

FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Saute onions, mushrooms and celery in butter until tender.
• Add chicken stock and potatoes; simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add fish, and simmer another 10 minutes.
• Mix together clam juice and flour until smooth; stir into soup and simmer for 1 minute more. Season to taste with Old Bay seasoning, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat, and stir in evaporated milk. Top each bowl with crumbled bacon, if desired.

POTATO-FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add scallions, celery, and garlic. Cook until tender (2-3 minutes).
• Add flour; stir to coat.
• Add clam juice and 2 cups water, whisking until smooth.
• Add potatoes, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; reduce heat.
• Simmer until potatoes are cooked (about 10 minutes).
• Add fish; cover and cook until it flakes easily (about 8 minutes).
• Pour in milk; cook until heated through.
• Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Season with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.

FISH AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a med size pot, bring the 5 cups of water up to a boil, add the stock cube and the potatoes and cook for about 10 - 15 mins until potatoes are done. Keep warm.
• In a larger stock pot, melt the butter, add the olive oil, and sauté the onions, garlic, celery and green onions all together. Add the bay leave and all the spices.
• Cook for about 10 mins or until onions are softened. Add the flour and stir for about 5 - 6 mins until flour starts to brown a bit. Now bring the potatoes and stock water up to temp again and pour into the other pot with the veggies. Stir well to dissolve the flour roux you've made.
• Bring up to a boil and add the milk and sour cream, stirring well to dissolve the sour cream. Now add the fish which has been diced into small bite sized pieces, stir well. Turn down to MED, cover, and let cook for about an hour, stirring occasionally to insure its not scorching and sticking to the bottom of the pot. Dish out and enjoy.
• I like serving this with some old fashioned saltine crackers and a little hot sauce. This is an amazing soup I'd like for you to try. As for fish to use, you can use catfish, cod, flounder, talapia, or haddock, all very mild and tasty.

NEW ENGLAND FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat. Cook onions until tender but not browned. Add the potatoes, salt, pepper and water. Top with fish. Simmer, covered, until potatoes are fork-tender, 20-25 minutes. , In a large saucepan, heat milk over medium heat until bubbles form around side of saucepan. Stir in evaporated milk and remaining butter; add to fish and potato mixture. If desired, season with additional salt and pepper. Heat through.

CHUNKY FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, tip in the leeks and fry gently for 5 mins until softened, but not coloured. Add the potatoes and cook for a further min. Pour in stock and lemon zest, cover and simmer for 12-15 mins or until the potatoes are tender. With a slotted spoon, remove half the potatoes and leeks from the stock and set aside.
• Transfer the remaining potatoes, leeks, stock and milk into a blender or food processor and whizz until smooth. Pour back into the pan, add the sweetcorn, fish and reserved vegetables. Cover and gently heat for 3-4 mins until the fish is just cooked through - don't boil. Stir in chives and cream, if using, then season to taste.

CREAMY FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the broth, potatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender., In a bowl, combine the flour, potato flakes and milk until smooth. Stir into the potato mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add fish and parsley. Cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until fish is opaque.

COD FISH AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over high heat, cook the bacon until the fat has rendered and the bacon is beginning to caramelize around the edges, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the onion and leek and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are tender, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook for 1minute, stirring.
• Add the flour and thyme and cook, stirring, until the flour is very light golden, about 2 minutes.
• Add the white wine and whisk to combine.
• Add the fish broth, bay leaf and potatoes and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are very tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Add the milk and cream and cook for 10 minutes.
• Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Add the cod, return the soup to a simmer, and cook until the fish is just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Serve immediately in shallow bowls, each garnished with a pinch of parsley and a pat of butter.