Fish Chowder I
Fish Chowder I
This is delicious! I used Pangasius but any type of boneless and skinless whitefish can be used in this. I made this on 16 Oct 2017 and this is my new favorite. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 1 kilo whitefish, boneless, skinless, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups onion, chopped
- 4-8 fresh Shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 1 stalk import celery
- 4 cups chicken stock, fresh or from powder
- 4 cups potatoes, diced
- 1 cup clam juice, or shrimp stock
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 cans evaporated milk
- 1/8 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning, OR make from a shortcut, optional
- bacon, cooked and crumbled, optional
Instructions
- In a large pot melt the butter on medium heat then cook the onions, mushrooms and celery until tender.
- Add the chicken stock and potatoes and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the fish and simmer for 10 minutes more. This photo was just after I added the fish.
- Mix together the clam juice (or shrimp stock) and flour until smooth, add to the chowder and season to taste with Old Bay, salt and pepper.
- Stir in the evaporated milk and on a low simmer heat until just before boiling, remove from heat.
- Serve with crumbled bacon on each bowl if desired.
Notes
Pangasius would cost about 120 Baht/kilo. For 8 servings, this is about 45 cents per serving.
Shortcut: Old Bay Seasoning.
Variants: 1. Use mushroom stock in place of chicken stock. 2. Omit the clam juice and flour part, it comes out very nice without this part. 3. Omit the Old Bay, not needed, and I like to taste the flavor of the chowder, not the flavor of a seasoning mix.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Excellent chowder! I made this on 16 Oct 2017 and it is very delicious. I used 4 Pangasius fillets that came in just under 1 kilo. Instead of chicken stock I used mushroom stock, that worked very well. I forgot to add the clam juice and flour, but the evaporated milk made it the perfect creamy consistency. On my Go-To list, highly recommended.