Best 8 Haddock Chowder Recipes

DOWN EAST HADDOCK CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place fish, water and salt in large saucepan.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer gently, uncovered, for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Fish is done when flesh is opaque. Remove immediately and when cool enough to handle, break into bite-size pieces.
• Reserve until rest of soup is ready.
• Skim any foam off fish stock.
• Add potatoes, onion, celery and pepper; cover and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until tender.
• Return fish to pan.
• Pour in milk and heat through without boiling.
• Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Swirl in butter.
• Transfer to heated tureen or soup bowls and serve immediately.

HADDOCK CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. In the drippings, saute onion and carrots until tender. , Place bay leaf and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Add to saucepan. Stir in the potato, water and wine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. , Add the haddock, dill, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook for 5-10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork., Combine flour and cold water until smooth; gradually stir into chowder. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add cream; heat through (do not boil). Discard spice bag. Stir in bacon. Garnish with parsley.

SMOKED HADDOCK CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and carrot; cook and stir until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in thyme. Pour in fish stock.
• Stir smoked haddock into the saucepan; cook for 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon. Add potatoes to the saucepan; cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Return the haddock to the saucepan. Pour in cream and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Season chowder with salt and pepper. Garnish with parsley.

SMOKED HADDOCK CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place haddock fillets in a large wide pot. Cover with 5 cups cold water. Place pot over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until fish is just cooked, about 5 minutes. Transfer fish to a plate; let cool. Discard skin and any scales; flake fish into large pieces. Set a strainer over a medium bowl; strain poaching liquid and reserve.
• [To substitute smoked whitefish for haddock: Discard bones and skin from 1 1/2 pounds smoked whitefish. Put fish, 2 thick-cut slices smoked bacon (about 2 ounces), and 4 cups water in a large wide pot. Bring to a simmer over medium heat; remove fish with a slotted spoon after 5 minutes. Continue simmering liquid (with bacon) until reduced to 2 cups, about 10 minutes. Strain liquid; discard solids. Add 3 cups water; set aside.]
• Melt butter in a large heavy pot over medium-low heat. Add leek and celery and cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, until soft and translucent, about 15 minutes. Stir in dry mustard, then reserved poaching liquid, potatoes, and thyme sprigs. Increase heat to medium-high and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon, remove half of the cooked potatoes and place in a small bowl. Finely mash potatoes with a fork; return to chowder to thicken. Remove chowder from heat and stir in reserved fish, cream, and chives. Serve in warmed bowls with Common Crackers .

HADDOCK CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towels; set aside. , In a large skillet, saute onions and celery in drippings for 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add the potatoes, broth, dill, celery seed, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add 2-1/2 cups of milk., Combine flour and remaining milk; stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. add the haddock, cream, spinach and clams. Cook and stir until heated through. Garnish with bacon.

HADDOCK AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute the bacon, onion and celery until vegetables are tender. Add the soup, water, pepper and salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. , Add haddock; cover and simmer for 8-12 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Stir in milk and butter; heat through. Serve with oyster crackers if desired.

JIMMY'S HARBORSIDE HADDOCK CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. In a stockpot over medium-high heat, combine the fish and water. Bring to boil and skim the surface thoroughly. Lower the heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour. 2. Set a colander over a large bowl. Line the colander with 2 layers of cheesecloth. Carefully pour the soup and fish through the colander into the bowl. Return the soup to the pot. 3. When the fish is cool enough to handle but still warm, remove and discard the bones and skin, keeping large chunks of the flesh intact. Place the fish in a large bowl. 4. Add the potatoes to the cooking liquid and simmer over medium heat for 10

SCOTTISH CULLEN SKINK (SMOKED HADDOCK CHOWDER)

Steps:

• 1. Pour the milk into a large saucepan. Remove the leaves from the parsley and add the stalks to the milk. Finely chop the leaves and set aside. Add the bay leaf and the haddock to the milk.
• 2. Bring the milk to a gentle boil and cook for 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and leave for 5 minutes to allow the herbs to infuse their flavor into the milk.
• 3. Remove the haddock from the milk with a slotted spoon and set aside. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve and reserve the herb-infused milk.
• 4. Heat the butter in another saucepan, add the onions and cook gently until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• 5. Add the milk to the onions, then add the mashed potatoes and stir until totally blended into the milk. It should be thick and creamy.
• 6. Flake the smoked haddock into meaty chunks, taking care to remove any bones. Add chunks to the soup.
• 7. Add the chopped parsley leaves to soup and bring to a gentle simmer, cooking for an additional 5 minutes. Do not over-stir. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• 8. NOTE: Sometimes Cullen Skink is served with a poached egg on top for a more filling soup.