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.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
- 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
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.
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.