Cod Chowder for Two

Lennie's Note:

Before my husband developed his severe allergy to white fish, I used to cook it a lot. Found this recipe while going through some older binders. I do remember that the original recipe called for haddock, but I don't really care for haddock and so used cod instead.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• ½ cup chopped onion
• ½ cup diced celery
• 1 carrot , peeled and diced
• 4 small mushrooms , sliced
• 1 cup finely diced potato (, peel or not, up to you)
• ¼ cup water
• 2 cups milk (preferably not skim)
• 1 cup corn kernel (frozen or canned)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• ½ lb cod , cut into large chunks (fresh, or if frozen, thawed)

Directions:

1. In a large saucepan, over medium-low heat, melt butter and saute onion, celery, carrots and mushroom slices until veggies are tender; stir occasionally, will take from 5 to 10 minutes.
2. Add potato and water; cover and cook for 5 minutes or until potatoes are just tender.
3. Add milk and corn to the pot, along with salt and pepper; bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat to a simmer and add fish; cover and cook for about 5 minutes or until fish easily flakes with a fork; do NOT let it return to a boil.

Reviews

[john lowen]

This chowder was very good for the amount of prep and cook time. It was simple to make and was very tasty. I used 2% milk and butter, but I would imagine that using cream would make the recipe a little more luxurious. I would also imagine that you could use any firm fish or clams in this chowder.

[Ronald Stirling]

A friend brought us 2lbs of Cod they caught in the waters off Salvage, Newfoundland. It demanded a Royal recipe, I'm very glad I found this one. Sorry I cheated a bit! (1/2 cup, Half&Half & 1/2 pat of butter, got no willpower)

[grasshopperus]

I added 1 clove of garlic and cooked the potatoes with 1/4 cup clam juice instead of the water. It was fantastic. Topped it with parsley.