Salmon Chowder
Dec 22, 2007
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My Honey decided last week that she wanted some salmon chowder. Normally, she makes it herself, but I'm at home more now, and she's working, so I got the job of figuring out how to make it. I looked at all of her cookbooks, and couldn't find a single chowder recipe that called for salmon. Some of the ingredients for the other chowders didn't strike me as going well with salmon, either. Anyway, I improvised, and it turned out very well. I decided to put it out here, in case any of you might like to try it.
While I did research recipes for chowders from several sources, and you could say this one was inspired by them, I have to claim this one as my own. Like all successful efforts of this kind, it was actually developed by accident. Weights for canned foods are approximate. Makes about 2.5 quarts of chowder.
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Suggested Equipment:
- Sauce pan, 3 quart
- Can opener
- Cutting board and knife
- Common kitchen tools and measures
Ingredients:
- Or evergreen bunching onions.
| Item | | Amount |
|---|
| Salmon |
Nominal 14 oz can, drained, flaked |
1 |
ea |
| Corn |
Whole kernel, nominal 15 oz can,drained |
1 |
ea |
| Potato |
Diced, nominal 15 oz can, drained |
1 |
ea |
| Shallots1 |
Fresh, chopped |
1 |
cup |
| Chives |
Dried, minced |
2 |
Tbs |
| Celery |
Fresh, stalk, cleaned, minced |
1 |
ea |
| Dill weed |
Dry, crushed, flakes |
2 |
tsp |
| Wine |
White, dry or semi-dry |
1 |
cup |
| Milk |
Whole (4% butterfat) |
2 |
cup |
Directions:
Combine onions, chives and celery in the sauce pan and saute' over medium-high heat, in the butter and olive oil, until the onions caramelize and the celery is tender.
Stir in the dill, and then deglaze with the white wine. Keep the pan at medium to medium-high heat, until volume is reduced by half.
Reduce the heat to medium and fold in the corn, potatoes, and milk. Stir and allow the mixture to return to a simmer.
Add the cream and the salmon. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 to 20 minutes
Serve in soup bowls. Goes well with Ritz™ crackers or Waverly Wafers™. Unused chowder refrigerates and reheats (especially in the microwave oven) well.
Seafood, Fish, Soups, Comfort Foods