This bouillabaisse is made with an assortment of seafood in a broth of clam juice, white wine, and tomatoes. A complicated dish demystified with a crockpot!
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Fish Soups
Fish soups can be known by lots of names including chowder, gumbo, bouillabaisse, cioppino, and bisque. Each type of fish soup has its own specific characteristics making them deliciously unique even though they all contain the same main ingredient: fish.
Fish chowders are very chunky, thick soups often containing cubed potatoes and other vegetables. A bisque is equally thick but the mixture is smooth, usually pureed and with the addition of cream or milk. Bouillabasse contains chunks of fish and vegetables but the broth is thin. Cioppino is more of a fish stew and is almost always tomato-based.
Most fish soups are quick cooking since fish is very tender and low in fat. Usually if a soup is cooked longer it's to fully cook the other ingredients first, and the fish and any other seafood is added towards the end.
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The types of fish used in soups varies as much as the seasonings do. You can use a flaky fish like catfish, or more firm fish like halibut or salmon. Other common fish types in these recipes are cod, rockfish, halibut and snapper. You can usually substitute a similar fish for the one called for in the recipe without having to make any adjustments to the cooking instructions.
Slow Cooker Bouillabaisse
Clam & Salmon Chowder
"Chowdah" with triple the seafood punch. Clams, crab, and salmon in a creamy broth makes an absolutely chock-full chowder. If you can find it, fresh seafood is the best...
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Kallaloo Soup
This fish soup has it all. It has a beautiful color from loads of fresh greens, spinach, and okra and a wonderful spicy flavor from zap of hot sauce.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
French Bouillabaisse
Like all good French food, this Bouillabaisse is rich and exquisitely flavored. A trinity of sea bass, shrimp, and mussels are balanced out by orange zest and thyme.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Italian Bouillabaisse
Bouillabaisse is an iconic French dish. This recipe takes an Italian twist with a seafood trinity of lobster, rockfish, and shrimp in a tomato-wine broth spiced with saffron...
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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Basic Salmon Chowder
Made with salmon, evaporated milk, butter, onion, celery, potatoes, cornstarch, water
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Authentic Bahamian Fish Chowder
Made with grouper, onion, celery, bell pepper, potatoes, tomatoes, fish stock, thyme, allspice, Scotch Bonnet chilies
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Pollock Chowder
Made with pollock or cod fillets, onion, garlic, celery, oil, tomatoes, water, dry white wine or water, oregano, salt
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Red Snapper Soup
Warm up with a bowl of red snapper soup, a crock pot recipe that's both easy and flavorful. This soup combines red snapper chunks with okra, tomatoes, and onions, all simmered in beef...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Southeast Asian Inspired Salmon Soup
Ever thought about how a bowl of soup could take you on a journey? This Southeast Asian salmon soup does just that with its vibrant flavors and easy prep.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Caldo Michi (Fish Soup)
Made with carrots, salt, chayotes, green beans, olive oil, garlic, jalapeno chilies, white onion, tomato, black pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Fennel, Okra And White Fish Soup
Made with celery, carrot, garlic, salt, black pepper, hot pepper flakes, chicken broth, clam juice, tomatoes, cabbage
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Mahi Mahi Chowder
Made with milk or cream, mahi mahi, potatoes, onion, cream of mushroom soup, paprika
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Really Easy Manhattan-Style Fish Chowder
Made with Tabasco, fish fillets, V-8 vegetable juice, corn with peppers, green onions, chicken broth, fresh thyme, Worcestershire sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Tuna, Potato, and Corn Chowder
Made with instant potato flakes, evaporated milk, chicken broth, cream of mushroom soup, water, dried dill weed, black pepper, frozen whole-kernel corn...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Mediterranean Salmon Cioppino
Made with salmon, diced tomatoes with basil, tomato sauce, white wine, clam juice or vegetable broth, frozen Mediterranean vegetable blend, black pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Aljotta (Fish Soup)
Made with meaty fish, olive oil, garlic, yellow onion, tomatoes, basil leaves, mint leaves, marjoram leaves, salt and freshly ground black pepper, potatoes
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Red Snapper Chowder
Made with celery, fresh parsley, peppercorns, dried thyme, bay leaf, red snapper, potatoes, onion, carrot, whole tomatoes
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Sea Urchin Chowder
Made with butter, flour, salt, white pepper, bay leaves, fish stock, broken sea urchin roe, diced potatoes, diced celery, light cream
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Creole Bouillabaisse
Made with fish fillets, oysters, shrimp, vegetable oil or margarine, flour, onions, celery, garlic, fresh parsley, chicken broth
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Bermuda Grouper Chowder
This Bermuda grouper chowder is a mix of fish and clams, cooked with fresh vegetables in a rich broth. This simple recipe takes a little time to make but is ideal for a cozy...
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Brian's Smoked Salmon Bisque
Made with butter, all-purpose flour, vegetable stock or broth, white pepper, half & half, sherry, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning, Tabasco sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Creamy Halibut Chowder
Made with frozen corn, frozen sliced carrots, halibut or salmon fillets, green onions, garlic, butter, condensed cream of potato soup, condensed cream of mushroom soup, milk...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Abenkwan (Palm Nut Soup)
Made with salt, fish or crab meat, palm oil, onions, hot chili pepper, tomato, okra, eggplant
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Spicy Tomato Fish Chowder
Tomato-based chowders are a delicious contrast of a flavorful savory broth and tender, mild fish. Serve with croutons, oyster crackers, or crusty bread.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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