Finnish Fish Chowder With Fish Stock Recipes

FISH CHOWDER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add garlic and onion, cook for 5 minutes until translucent but not golden.
• Add carrots and stir through.
• Turn heat up to high and add wine. Stir then let it simmer rapidly until it's mostly evaporated.
• Add flour and stir for 30 seconds - it will become sludgy!
• Slow pour in broth while stirring to dissolve paste, then stir in milk.
• Add potato, corn, salt and pepper. Bring to simmer then turn heat down so it's simmering gently.
• Cook, stirring every now and then, for 8 minutes or until potato is almost cooked.
• Add fish and peas, simmer for 3 minutes or until fish is just cooked (should flake easily).
• Adjust salt and pepper to taste. If soup is too thick, add a touch of water or milk.
• Serve, garnished with green onions and crusty bread on the side for dunking!

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.

FINNISH FISH CHOWDER WITH FISH STOCK

Steps:

• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a 16-quart stockpot over medium heat. Add onions; cook, stirring occasionally, until they are soft and translucent, about 15 minutes.
• Add fish stock to pot. Place peppercorns and allspice on a small piece of cheesecloth, and tie into a pouch with kitchen twine. Add spice sachet to pot, tying one end of twine to handle of pot for easy removal. Raise heat, and bring stock to a boil. Add carrots and potatoes, and return to a simmer. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 25 minutes more. Stir in 3 tablespoons salt.
• Add fish pieces to pot. Reduce heat; simmer until fish is cooked through and opaque, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in remaining 1/2 cup butter and heavy cream. Continue cooking until soup is heated through, but do not allow it to boil, as it will separate. Remove spice sachet. Stir in dill and chives, and season with salt and pepper.

FISH STOCK

Steps:

• Make a bouquet garni by tying bay leaves, parsley, thyme, tarragon, dill, fennel seeds, and peppercorns in a piece of cheesecloth; set aside.
• Melt the butter in the stockpot over medium-high heat. Add leeks, onion, mushrooms, carrots, celery, and fennel; cook until vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Raise heat to high, and add fish heads and bones, wine, reserved bouquet garni, and enough water to just cover the bones (about 4 1/2 quarts). Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 25 minutes. Skim scum from surface with a large spoon, as needed.
• Prepare an ice bath. Remove stockpot from heat, and strain stock through a fine sieve into a large heat-proof bowl set in the ice bath, and let cool slightly before using or storing.

CREAMY FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the broth, potatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender., In a bowl, combine the flour, potato flakes and milk until smooth. Stir into the potato mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add fish and parsley. Cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until fish is opaque.

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.

RUSTIC FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add potatoes, corn, broth, salt, celery salt, pepper and thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes. Mash potatoes slightly., Stir in cod and cream; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 6-8 minutes.

CHUNKY FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, tip in the leeks and fry gently for 5 mins until softened, but not coloured. Add the potatoes and cook for a further min. Pour in stock and lemon zest, cover and simmer for 12-15 mins or until the potatoes are tender. With a slotted spoon, remove half the potatoes and leeks from the stock and set aside.
• Transfer the remaining potatoes, leeks, stock and milk into a blender or food processor and whizz until smooth. Pour back into the pan, add the sweetcorn, fish and reserved vegetables. Cover and gently heat for 3-4 mins until the fish is just cooked through - don't boil. Stir in chives and cream, if using, then season to taste.

FULTON MARKET FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot, add the onions, leeks, and celery, and saute until translucent, about 6 minutes. Add the garlic, tomatoes, saffron, and seasonings. Stir about 2 minutes, then add the white wine and cook 4 to 5 minutes, or until almost all the liquid has evaporated, before adding fish stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook 45 minutes. At the end of 45 minutes, add the potatoes and cook 20 minutes longer, or until the potatoes are tender.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
• While the broth is simmering, make the peppery croutons: Brush one side of each French bread slice with the olive oil, sprinkle with cracked pepper, and toast in the oven until crisp (about 12 minutes). After the potatoes have simmered 20 minutes, add the fish. Reheat to just below a boil and cook at a strong simmer 3 to 5 minutes, until the fish is cooked but not yet flaking apart. Remove the bay leaves, taste for seasoning, and serve immediately, garnished with the Peppery Croutons.

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.

NEW ENGLAND FISH CHOWDER WITH THYME

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook the onion for 3 minutes, or until soft, stirring frequently.
• Stir in the fish stock, potatoes, thyme, and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the milk and flour. Whisk into the stock mixture. Increase the heat to medium high and cook for about 5 minutes, or until the mixture thickens, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium.
• Stir in the fish. Cook for 6 to 7 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, stirring occasionally.
• Nutrition Information
• (Per serving)
• Calories: 181
• Total fat: 2.0g
• Saturated: 0.5g
• Trans: 0.0g
• Polyunsaturated: 0.5g
• Monounsaturated: 1.0g
• Cholesterol: 45mg
• Sodium: 114mg
• Carbohydrates: 20g
• Fiber: 1g
• Sugars: 7g
• Protein: 20g
• Calcium: 167mg
• Potassium: 672mg
• Dietary Exchanges
• 1 starch
• 1/2 fat-free milk
• 2 very lean meat

FRENCH FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut the fish into 1-inch cubes.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or kettle, and add the onions, celery, garlic and peppers. Cook, stirring, over medium heat, about 5 minutes. Add turmeric, saffron, wine, tomatoes, bay leaf, thyme, pepper flakes, fish broth or water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the orzo, stir well and simmer for 7 to 8 minutes or until the orzo is tender.
• Add the fish, stir, bring to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove the bay leaf, sprinkle with basil and serve with the garlic croutons.

FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Rinse the fish and place in a kettle with the bay leaves and peppercorns. Add water to cover, at least two and one-half cups, and bring to a simmer over gentle heat. Cover the kettle and let simmer, 10 to 15 minutes, until the fish is cooked through but still firm-textured. (If necessary, you may cut the fish in half in order to fit the kettle.) Remove the fish from the broth. Skin and bone the cooked fish, break the flesh into chunks and set aside. Return the skin and bones, as well as head and tail pieces, to the broth and continue to simmer, covered, for 30 minutes to give a well-flavored broth for the chowder.
• Melt the butter in another soup kettle and gently saute the diced salt pork until the scraps have rendered their fat and turned crisp and brown. Remove the pork, drain on absorbent paper and set aside.
• In the hot fat, saute the onion slices gently until they begin to brown. Then add the potato cubes and turn in hot fat to coat them well. When the potatoes begin to sizzle, add at least two cups of fish broth, strained of the bay leaves and peppercorns. The potatoes should be floating, but not drowning, in the liquid. Simmer gently, covered, until the potatoes are tender enough to pierce with a fork.
• Add the fish pieces and continue simmering another five minutes.
• Heat the whole milk to just below boiling. Add it, a quarter of a cup at a time, to the chowder. Heat the evaporated milk and add it in a similar fashion. From the moment the milk is added, the chowder must not boil. This is very important. If it boils, it may curdle.
• Taste for seasoning and add salt, pepper and the dry mustard powder. Mix well. Then put the chowder ''to set,'' as they say in Maine, for at least two hours. Ideally, it should be placed on the least warm area of the woodstove top where it will stay just below the simmering point. A very low gas flame, as long as the chowder doesn't boil, will do as well. If you can't keep it at a temperature just below boiling, it is better to refrigerate the chowder for a day, rather than leaving it at room temperature.
• When ready to serve, reheat the chowder, without bringing to the boil. Put a pat of butter in each chowder bowl before filling it, and sprinkle bits of browned pork scraps over the top. Pass the crackers to add to the soup.

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.