Best 8 Grandpa Alvahs Fish Chowder Recipes

SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut the shrimp, scallops, and monkfish into bite-sized pieces and place them in a bowl with the crabmeat.
• In a heavy-bottomed pot, melt the butter; add the carrots, onions, celery, potatoes, and corn and saute over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are barely cooked, stirring occasionally. Add the flour; reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Add the Seafood Stock and bring to a boil. Add the seafood; reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 7 to 10 minutes, until the fish is just cooked. Add the heavy cream, if desired, and the parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
• Warm the oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add the shrimp shells, onions, carrots, and celery and saute for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook 2 more minutes. Add 1 1/2 quarts of water, the white wine, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour. Strain through a sieve, pressing the solids. You should have approximately 1 quart of stock. You can make up the difference with water or wine if you need to.

FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Saute onions, mushrooms and celery in butter until tender.
• Add chicken stock and potatoes; simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add fish, and simmer another 10 minutes.
• Mix together clam juice and flour until smooth; stir into soup and simmer for 1 minute more. Season to taste with Old Bay seasoning, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat, and stir in evaporated milk. Top each bowl with crumbled bacon, if desired.

FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a medium stockpot over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until light golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in butter until melted. Add shallot and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add wine; cook, stirring, until almost no liquid remains, about 45 seconds.
• Add potatoes, stock, clam juice, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook until potatoes are tender but not falling apart, 8 to 10 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high; season fish with salt and stir in with cream. Heat until warmed through and fish is opaque throughout, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; serve immediately.

SIMPLE SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat, then add the onion and bacon. Cook for 8-10 mins until the onion is soft and the bacon is cooked. Stir in the flour, then cook for a further 2 mins.
• Pour in the fish stock and bring it up to a gentle simmer. Add the potatoes, cover, then simmer for 10-12 mins until the potatoes are cooked through.
• Add the mace, cayenne pepper and some seasoning, then stir in the milk.
• Tip the fish pie mix into the pan, gently simmer for 4 mins. Add the cream and shellfish, then simmer for 1 min more. Check the seasoning. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve with some crusty bread.

GRANDPA ALVAH'S FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Fry the diced salt pork in a large pot until golden in color.
• Remove salt pork scraps and set aside.
• Add onions and cook for 5 minutes or until tender.
• Place diced potatoes on top of onions and add enough water so it comes up to the top of the potatoes.
• Place fish on top of potatoes.
• Season with pepper, salt and add butter.
• Bring to a boil and then lower heat to low and simmer until fish and potatoes are cooked.
• You want to stir as little as possible, and very gently because the fish should remain in fairly large pieces.
• (You do not want the fish all flaked apart and especially not all mushy) Pour in evaporated milk and regular milk.
• Heat thoroughly, but do not bring to a boil.
• Serve reserved pork scraps sprinkled on top of chowder or on the side.
• Chowder will be better if allowed to sit overnight.

FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until the fat begins to render but the bacon is still soft, about 5 minutes. Add the celery and onion and cook until the bacon is crisp and the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic.
• Add the butter and flour and stir until combined. Cook until the flour is bubbly, about 2 minutes. Slowly add the stock and whisk until combined. Whisk in the heavy cream.
• Add the corn, potatoes and paprika. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add the fish to the Dutch oven. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until the fish flakes with a fork, 5 to 7 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon into serving bowls and garnish with dill and chives. Sprinkle with additional crumbled bacon, if desired.

GRANDMA'S FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Chop up the fish and sprinkle with lemon juice, put in a bowl and refridgerate till needed.
• Saute onion and garlic with butter till golden brown.
• Add thyme, old bay, salt, pepper, potatoes, bay leaves and celery leaves, sauté for a minute.
• Add carrots and tomatoes, sauté for a minute, then add the water.
• Simmer for 20 minutes with cover on.
• Add fish, Worcestershire, wine, celery and cover, simmering for 15 minutes or until fish is done.
• Serve with garlic bread and salad.

GRANDMA'S SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat 3 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until tender, 8-10 minutes. Remove from pot., In same pot, heat remaining butter over medium heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth; gradually whisk in cream and milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 2-3 minutes., Stir in haddock, shrimp, peas and sautéed mushrooms; cook until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork and shrimp turn pink, 5-7 minutes. Add cheese, crab and pimientos; stir gently until cheese is melted. If desired, sprinkle servings with paprika.