Hearty Fish Chowder

This is a delicious fish chowder, made with white fish, potatoes, onion, and optional white wine. Herbs and seasonings give this fish chowder great flavor. Add a little cooked crumbled bacon to the chowder if you like or replace the carrots with an extra potato.

I like haddock in this chowder, but it would be excellent with cod, pollock, or a similar fish. Clam juice is a flavorful alternative to the white wine, or replace it with fish stock. Serve the chowder in a cup with a sandwich for lunch or make it a meal with a side salad and a baguette.

Recipe Variations

• Add steamed peas just before the chowder is done for extra color and flavor.
• Replace the wine or clam juice with fish stock, shrimp stock, or chicken stock.
• Add 1/2 to 1 cup of peeled, deveined shrimp for a seafood chowder.

Hearty Fish Chowder

Diana

This fish chowder is packed with flavor! Made with fresh fish, potatoes, and a flavorful blend of herbs, it’s simply irresistible!

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Servings 4 servings

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Course Fish, Soup

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 28 minutes minutes

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 medium carrots, cut in small dice
• 1 rib celery, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter, divided use
• 1 pound white fish fillets, such as haddock, cod, or pollock
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 small bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried leaf thyme crumbled
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup dry white wine or clam juice
• 2 cups half-and-half or light cream
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Instructions

• Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions, carrots, and celery, stirring and cooking for 3 to 4 minutes or until the onion is translucent.
• Add the potatoes, bay leaf, salt, thyme, pepper, and wine or clam juice.
• Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, until the vegetables are just fork tender.
• Add the fish to the pot and cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• Break the fish up and add the cream and remaining butter; heat through.
• Taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Discard the bay leaf, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve.

Keyword fish chowder

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