Soups and Chowder
I'm not a big fan of soups in general, but I do like them if they either have seafood in them or are sort of thick, like a stew. Most of these I found on the net.
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Dad's Seafood Chowder - From Dad's trip to Alaska.
My Dad sent us this recipe in one of his trip reports, from his trip to Alaska. This is one of the concoctions he decided to make with some of the local seafood they were able to get from the Alaskan coast.
1- Large can of whole tomatoes
1- Regular can of chicken broth
1- Regular can of chopped clams
1- Extra large baking potato
2- Large yellow onions
3- Slices of thick bacon
1- lb. of Haddock (or other similar white fish)
2- Tbs. of dried parsley
1- Tbs. of dried Italian Seasoning
1- Tbs of Emeril’s Original Seasoning
˝ - Tsp of Salt
Cut the bacon into 3/8 to ˝ inch strips and begin to brown in a large thick
bottomed sauce pan (3 qt. or larger). When it is about half way cooked, some
grease is available, add the onions which have been rough chopped. Sauté them
together until the onions are translucent and immediately add the potato which
was been diced into 1/3 to ˝ inch cubes. Sauté them for about 2 minutes while
stirring and then add the can of tomatoes, chicken broth and the juice (not the
clams yet) from the clams and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 10 minutes until
the potatoes are almost completely cooked. While the potatoes, etc. are
simmering, add the salt, parsley, Italian Seasoning and Emeril’s Essence! When
the potatoes are about done, add the haddock which has been sliced into pieces
about 1 inch by 2 inches along with the clams. Cook about two to 3 minutes until
the haddock turns white and begin to fall apart. Just before you serve, use a
wooden spoon to capture the whole tomatoes and cut them in half.
Serve with an Alaskan Amber or a glass of red wine and if you have it some good
crusty Italian or French bread. Enjoy!
When we made this recipe for our family of four, I doubled the recipe. Since we didn't have access to some real nice fresh fish, I substituted 1 8oz package of frozen salad shrimp and 1 1lb package of baby scallops for the haddock. Also, because I can't leave well enough alone I added the juice of two limes. Finally, we substituted bottles of Yuengling for the Alaskan Amber. I can report that it all turned out very tasty.