Bluenose Fish Chowder Recipes

MOM'S NOVA SCOTIA SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Fill a large pot halfway with lightly salted water; bring to a boil. Add onions and carrots; cook until slightly tender, 10 minutes. Add potatoes; cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in salmon, cod, scallops, shrimp, lobster, and crab; cook over medium heat until salmon and cod are firm but chunks are still slightly translucent in the center, about 10 minutes. Drain half the water from the pot and add clams, heavy cream, and half-and-half. Place butter chunks atop the soup; season with salt and black pepper. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until salmon and cod are fully cooked and flake easily with a fork, about 30 minutes.

FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Saute onions, mushrooms and celery in butter until tender.
• Add chicken stock and potatoes; simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add fish, and simmer another 10 minutes.
• Mix together clam juice and flour until smooth; stir into soup and simmer for 1 minute more. Season to taste with Old Bay seasoning, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat, and stir in evaporated milk. Top each bowl with crumbled bacon, if desired.

HEARTY FISH CHOWDER FROM REYNOLDS WRAP®

Steps:

• Line a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with a Reynolds® Slow Cooker Liner. Open slow cooker liner and place it inside a slow cooker bowl. Fit liner snugly against the bottom and sides of bowl; pull top of liner over rim of bowl.
• Combine potatoes, onion, garlic, cream of celery soup, corn, lima beans, broth, white wine and lemon-pepper seasoning.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 7 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, thaw fish if frozen. Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towels.
• Place fish on the mixture in the cooker. If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. Cover and cook for 1 hour more. Add undrained tomatoes and nonfat dry milk powder to cooker, stirring gently to break up the fish. Carefully remove lid to allow steam to escape. Serve directly from slow cooker liner using a wooden or plastic utensil. Do not lift or transport liner with food inside. Cool slow cooker completely; remove liner and toss.

OLD-FASHIONED NEW ENGLAND FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onions in 2 tablespoons butter. Add the water, potatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. , Combine the flour and milk until smooth. Stir into potato mixture along with evaporated milk. Add fish and the remaining butter; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook 5-10 minutes longer or until fish is opaque.

NEW ENGLAND FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat. Cook onions until tender but not browned. Add the potatoes, salt, pepper and water. Top with fish. Simmer, covered, until potatoes are fork-tender, 20-25 minutes. , In a large saucepan, heat milk over medium heat until bubbles form around side of saucepan. Stir in evaporated milk and remaining butter; add to fish and potato mixture. If desired, season with additional salt and pepper. Heat through.

BLUENOSE FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut fresh fillets into 3 to 4 pieces.
• In a heavy saucepan, fry pork fat until crisp.
• Remove scraps and reserve for garnish.
• Drain off fat except for 2 tbsp and cook onion until tender.
• Add potatoes, 2 cups water and seasonings.
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until potatoes are almost tender.
• Add fish; cover and simmer 5 to 8 minutes or until fish is cooked.
• Add milk slowly and heat gently but do not boil.
• Garnish with pork scraps.

TAMMY'S FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a large stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir onions and celery in the hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Add wine; raise heat to medium-high and cook until wine is reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Mix potatoes, fish stock, thyme, seafood seasoning, bay leaf, salt, and pepper into onion mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover stockpot, and simmer until potatoes are tender but not falling apart, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium heat just until cream is steaming, about 5 minutes. Stir cream and sea bass into potato mixture; cook until sea bass is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Season chowder with sugar, hot sauce, salt, and pepper.

FISKESUPPE (NORWEGIAN FISH CHOWDER)

Steps:

• Heat butter in a 6 qt saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic, celery, onions, peppers, and leeks, and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook, stirring, until soft, 8-10 minutes. Add carrots, parsnips, celeriac, potatoes, stock, milk, cream, and Worcestershire; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 25 minutes.
• Add fish, and continue to cook, stirring gently, until fish is cooked through, 6-8 minutes. Stir in dill, parsley, lemon juice, and salt and pepper.
• Serve with bread.

DOWNEAST FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Fry salt pork slowly in soup pot.
• Add sliced onions and cook five minutes.
• Add cubed potatoes, boiling water, and fish.
• Simmer slowly until potatoes are soft.
• Add evaporated milk, salt, pepper, and minced parsley.
• In a small skillet, melt butter.
• Add flour, blend thoroughly and cook.
• Add slowly to chowder, stirring until slightly thickened.
• Heat for another five minutes.
• Serve with pilot crackers.

NOVA SCOTIA FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt butter. Add onion and sauté until soft.
• Add next 5 ingredients; cover. Cook until potatoes are tender-crisp. Do not overcook. Remove bay leaf.
• Add fish; cook for about 5 minutes until fish flakes when tested with a fork.
• Stir in cream; heat slowly, stirring often, until steaming hot.

FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook onions and potatoes in broth or water until almost tender.
• Add fish and complete cooking.
• When fish flakes easily, add butter, salt, 1/2 the pepper, savory and all the milk.
• Heat completely without boiling (very important, never boil any chowder).
• Sprinkle with remaining pepper and serve with oyster crackers or saltines.
• Note: If you want more potatoes or fish just add more broth and milk.