Potato Fish Chowder

Description

Something warm on those cold winter days! I’ve used this recipe to also make oyster stew. It turned out better than expected.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 (8 ounce) bottles clam juice
  • 2 cups water
  • 4 potatoes, cut into cubes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 pound cod fillets, cut into chunks
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a 5-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion
  2. celery
  3. and garlic in melted butter until onion is tender
  4. 5 to 7 minutes.
  5. Stir flour into the saucepan until vegetables are evenly coated. Pour in clam juice and water; whisk until smooth. Add potatoes
  6. bay leaf
  7. and thyme; bring liquid to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender
  8. about 15 minutes.
  9. Gently stir cod into the soup. Cover the saucepan and cook until cod is flaky
  10. about 8 minutes.
  11. Stir in milk and simmer until soup is hot
  12. 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove bay leaf to serve.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 4

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