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fish chowder

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jennette Canto
Las Vegas, NV

Tried this soup when visiting the Cape. This was in Wellfleet.

(1 rating)
yield 8 serving(s)
cook time 2 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For fish chowder

  • 2 lb
    fresh haddock
  • 3 c
    cold water
  • 1/4 lb
    fat salt pork, diced into 1/4-inch cubes
  • 6
    medium onions, finely chopped or sliced
  • 4
    medium potatoes, diced into 1/2 - inch cubes, or enough to make 2 cups
  • 4 c
    milk, heated but not boiled
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 3 Tbsp
    butter

How To Make fish chowder

  • 1
    Cover haddock with the cold water and bring to a boil. Cook until just tender and fish begins to break apart.
  • 2
    Remove fish from water, saving the cooking broth.
  • 3
    Let cool. Fry salt pork until brown and crisp. Add onions and cook untik soft.
  • 4
    Add broth and potatoes, and simmer until potatoes are done. Add fish chunks.
  • 5
    Add milk, and salt and pepper to taste. Add butter and remove from heat. Cool 1 to 2 hours.
  • 6
    Reheat just to boiling point before serving, without stirring, so the fish will remain in chunks.
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