Often referred to as the food of poor people in the past, chowder has grown to be one of the most popular and delicious food in the modern world. It can be enjoyed at any time of the day with any other food. Seafood being the main ingredient, gives it an aromatic and delicious flavor.
Health benefits
Extremely rich in protein, chowder is the healthiest kind of soup. It is also rich in sodium, which benefits the health of muscles and heart, and balances the fluid in human body.
Ingredients
large chopped onion: 1
streaky bacon, chopped: 100 g
vegetable oil: 1 tbsp
plain flour: 1 tbsp
fish stock made from a cube of fish stock: 600 ml
pack of mixed fish pie: 320 g
pinch of mace
halved new potatoes: 225 g
Pinch of cayenne pepper
milk: 300ml
single cream: 4 tbsp
pack of cooked mixed shellfish: 250 g
small bunch of parsley, chopped
crusty bread for serving
How To Make Seafood Chowder
- Pour the oil in a large saucepan and heat over medium heat.
- Add onion and bacon, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until the onion is soft and bacon is cooked.
- Add flour and stir. Cook for another 2 minutes.
- Then, add the fish stock and bring to a simmer.
- Add the potatoes and cover the lid. Let it simmer for 10 to 12 minutes so that the potatoes are cooked through.
- Put the mace, cayenne pepper, and other seasoning in the milk. Stir properly.
- Tip the fish pie mix into the saucepan. Wait for 4 minutes so that it is brought to a gentle simmer.
- Add the cream and shellfish. Simmer for another 1 minute.
- After checking the seasoning, sprinkle the parsley.
- Serve with the crusty bread.
Trivia
- Chowder may have originated by Breton fishermen who brought the idea to Newfoundland. From there, it spread to Nova Scotia, New England, and New Brunswick.
- Different ingredients and seasonings are added in different varieties of chowder.
Although the most primitive and common ingredient remains shellfish and fish, people like to replace it with meat or poultry in the modern version of chowder.