Best Fish Chowder Recipe
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
45 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
5 servings
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Calories
382 kcal
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Course
Soup
Best Fish Chowder Recipe
Description
The Best Fish Chowder Recipe balances simple, fresh ingredients to create a filling soup. Butter sauté initiates a sweet foundation by softening diced yellow onion and celery with salt. Cubed waxy potatoes cook tender in water seasoned with salt and black pepper. Adding large pieces of firm white fish allows gentle simmering until just cooked, preserving the fish's structure within the chowder.
Finishing with heavy cream enriches the broth, creating a smooth mouthfeel that complements the vegetables and fish. Fresh flat leaf parsley adds a subtle herbaceous note, enhancing the chowder's freshness. The mild, creamy flavor and tender texture make this chowder suitable for a satisfying lunch or light dinner, especially when paired with crusty bread to soak up the liquid.
Seasoning is crucial, as the light broth and potatoes require adequate salt to elevate flavor. Avoiding overcooking the fish prevents it from disintegrating, maintaining pleasant, discernible pieces in the soup. For a thicker consistency, a flour and water mixture can be incorporated before the fish, simmering briefly to thicken. The chowder also benefits from resting overnight to deepen the flavors.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 yellow onion peeled and diced, or sweet onion, large
- 8 celery ribs diced
- 1 lb waxy potato not russet, cut into large cubes
- 6 cups water
- salt freshly cracked, to taste
- black pepper freshly cracked, to taste
- 1 pound firm white fish halibut or haddock, cut into large cubes, sustainably caught, such as cod
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup flat leaf parsley loosely packed, minced
Notes
- Season the soup generously as the mild ingredients need more salt than usual; about 2 tablespoons of kosher salt is recommended.
- Cook the fish just long enough to be done, around 10 minutes, to prevent it from falling apart.
- For a thicker chowder, stir in a mixture of ¼ cup flour and ¼ cup water and boil for 2-3 minutes before adding the fish.
- Leftovers taste better the next day; plan to make enough for seconds.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 5servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 382 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 382kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 111mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 157mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 930mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 982IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 81mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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