Restaurant Style New England Fish Chowder
Making delicious restaurant-style soups in your kitchen isn't difficult. It's all about the ingredients and a few simple techniques. And my New England Style Fish Chowder is a perfect example of a restaurant-style soup that you can make in your own kitchen for your family and friends.
Ingredients
- 1 pound cod or other fish or combination of seafood
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 4 strips bacon
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large onion small dice
- 4 stalks celery small dice
- 2 large carrots small dice
- 1 cup corn kernels fresh or frozen
- 2 medium potatoes cut into ¼-inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves chopped
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
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Instructions
- In a 4- 6 quart soup pot add the bacon and cook until almost done over medium-high heat
- Add the butter, onion, celery, and carrots, to the pot. Continue to cook the mixture for 4-6 minutes. Stirring the mixture as needed.
- Reduce the heat to low and add in the flour, making the roux that will thicken the soup.
- Allow the roux to cook over low heat for 5- 7 minutes, but don’t let the roux get dark or burn.
- Heat the stock in a saucepan while the roux is cooking. Add the hot stock to the roux and mix well using a wire whisk.
- Add the potatoes, corn and fresh thyme into the pot at this time stirring them into the soup.
- Add the milk and heavy cream to the soup. Bring to a light boil, reduce the heat to simmer and allow to simmer for 30-45 minutes.
- After allowing the soup to simmer, add the cod and black pepper. Let the soup continue to simmer over low heat for an additional 15-20 minutes. Or until the halibut is fully cooked. **If the soup gets to thick, add water to pot. I wouldn't add any more dairy at this point, just water.
- Serve with crusty bread or crackers.
Nutrition
Calories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 20gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 298mgPotassium: 823mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 3634IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 152mgIron: 2mg
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