Fish Chowder II
Another good sounding fish chowder recipe. On my to cook list for sure. Fish can be Pangasius, Sea Perch, Bass, Grouper, Tilapia, etc. Clam juice may be a bit of a stretch for me to find where I live, so if no clam juice, use fish stock, or 1/2 cup chicken stock + 1/2 cup water + 2 teaspoons fish sauce for each cup of clam juice needed.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
- 2 medium onions, diced
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 3 potatoes, cubed
- 2 cups clam juice
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- 750-1000 grams whitefish fillets, boneless, skinless, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Heat oil and butter in a large pot on medium heat, when hot, add onions and saute until softened, not browned, about 3 to 5 minutes. Then add the wine and increase heat and reduce the liquid by half.
- Add the clam juice, potatoes, Old Bay seasoning, bay leaf, thyme. Season with salt and pepper to taste. If the potatoes are not quite covered with liquid, add just enough water so they are covered. Bring to just a boil then reduce heat to a low simmer, cover, and cook until the potatoes are just fork tender, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- In another small pot, heat the cream until steamy but do not boil it. Stir in the fish then the cream into the large pot, and cook uncovered until the fish is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork, maybe 10 minutes or so, stir occasionally.
- When the fish is cooked through, remove from heat and stir in the parsley.
- Can serve at this point but if you let this sit for 30 minutes or so, covered, then heat to just steaming over low heat, the flavors will blend much more for a more flavorful chowder.
- Serve with bread or oyster crackers (which I am going to make as well soon).
Notes
For the fish, if you went with Pangasius, this is about 128 Baht/1 kilo. For 6 servings, this is about 63 cents per serving.
Variants: This recipe screams of variants. 1. Add shrimp, oyster meat, scallops. Remember to adjust cooking times to account for add ins. 2. Add mushrooms. 3. In place of Old Bay Seasoning, add a pinch of paprika and cayenne pepper.
This recipe for Fish Chowder is from Simply Recipes.
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