Scarfies Smoked Fish Chowder Recipes

SMOKY FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a heavy pot over medium-high heat, brown bacon until crisp, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain.
• Spoon off all but 2 tablespoons of bacon fat from the pot. Add butter and let melt. Add leeks and a pinch of salt; cook, stirring frequently, until leeks are soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in paprika; cook 1 minute. Pour in vermouth and simmer until almost completely evaporated, about 2 minutes. Stir in stock, 1 cup water, potatoes, thyme and remaining salt. Simmer until potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes.
• Add milk and cooked bacon to pot; bring to a simmer. Add fish and cook until just opaque, 2 to 4 minutes. Use a fork to flake fish into large pieces. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Remove thyme. Serve immediately.

FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut cod fillets into bite sized pieces.
• Melt margarine in large saucepan Cook onion and celery until onion is tender and translucent. Add potatoes, carrots, water, salt and pepper.
• Cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes until vegetables are tender.
• Add fish and cook 10 minutes longer.
• Add milk.
• Reheat, but do not boil.
• Serves 4.
• Serve hot, with freshly baked home made bread or rolls and butter.

SMOKED FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a heavy kettle (at least 5 quarts) cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp. Add onions and cook, stirring, until softened. Peel potatoes and cut into 3/4-inch cubes. Add potatoes, celery, broth, and water and simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Add lima beans and corn and simmer, covered, 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl dissolve cornstarch in half-and-half or milk and stir into simmering soup with Worcestershire sauce. Bring soup to a boil, stirring, and add fish. (If using smoked trout, no further cooking is necessary; if using finnan haddie or fresh fish, simmer, covered, 5 minutes, or until it just flakes.) Stir in parsley or dill. Soup may be made 2 days ahead (cool uncovered before chilling covered.) Reheat gently.

SMOKED-FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium-low. Add bacon and cook, stirring often, until brown and crisp, 8-10 minutes. Increase heat to medium and add onion, leek, celery, and bay leaves; cook, stirring often, until onion is translucent and softened, 8-10 minutes.
• Add potatoes and clam juice to pot; season lightly with salt and generously with pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes. For a thicker texture, smash several pieces of potato against the sides of the pot. Add trout and buttermilk and simmer about 5 minutes (to give flavors time to blend together). Taste and season with more salt and pepper as desired. Remove from heat and stir in cream.
• Ladle chowder into bowls, top with trout roe, if desired, and season with coarsely ground pepper.
• Do Ahead
• Chowder can be made 2 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill. Reheat gently over low before serving.

SMOKED HADDOCK CHOWDER

Steps:

• Put the fish in a deep frying pan with the bay leaf and 600ml/1 pint boiling water. Cover and simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave to stand, covered, for a further 5 minutes. Drain, reserving the liquid, then flake the fish.
• Heat the oil and butter in a deep saucepan. Add the vegetables and garlic and fry over a high heat until starting to soften. Stir in the thyme and the reserved cooking liquid and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until the vegetables have softened.
• Pour half the soup into a bowl and mash with a potato masher or fork. Return to the pan with the milk and fish. Simmer for 3 minutes, taste and season if needed. Sprinkle with chopped parsley to serve.

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.

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.

CATHY'S AMAZING FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place bacon strips in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Cook bacon until crisp, then remove to paper towels to drain. Drain grease from the pot, reserving about 1 tablespoon. Set heat to medium, and fry onions in the reserved bacon grease until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add potatoes, and fill pot with just enough water to cover them. Bring to a boil, then cook until potatoes are almost tender, about 5 minutes. Add fish pieces, evaporated milk, whole milk, and butter. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls, and top with crumbled bacon pieces.

CREOLE FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a saucepan.
• Add the onion, celery and chili powder, and sauté lightly about 8-10 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes through worcestershire sauce.
• Bring to a boil and add the frozen fish.
• Let the soup simmer--separating the fish as it thaws--for about 15 minutes or until the fish flakes easily.
• Sprinkle with parsley.