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
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.
Spicy Tomato Fish Chowder
Salmon Congee
Made with vodka, soy sauce, corn or olive oil, celery, shallots, jalapeno pepper, ginger root, rice, shrimp, shrimp, fish or chicken stock
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Alaska Salmon Chowder
Made with celery, garlic, margarine, potatoes, carrots, chicken broth, thyme, black pepper, broccoli, evaporated milk
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Bermuda Fish Chowder
Made with ground cloves, butter, onions, celery, garlic, green bell pepper, Roma tomatoes, beef broth, parsley, ketchup
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Daikon Fish Soup
Made with black pepper, salt, cornstarch, egg white, vodka, coarse or kosher salt, sea bass, striped bass or other white fish fillets, fish stock or bottled clam juice, daikon, ginger...
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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Bahamian Conch Chowder
Made with jalapeno peppers, Spanish onion, celery, carrots, green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, banana peppers, crushed red pepper, new potatoes, plum tomatoes
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cajun Catfish Gumbo
Made with oil, onions, green onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic, catfish fillets, crab meat, shrimp
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Orange Roughy Tomato Soup
Made with orange roughy, skim milk, pasta sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Hawaiian Fish Chowder
Made with black pepper, salt, milk, salt pork, fish, potatoes, onion, water
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Trout Chowder
Made with butter, salt and pepper, poached trout (10 oz. size) -- in chunks, whole milk, potatoes, onions, salt pork or bacon -- cut in small cubes
Time: 30-60 minutes
Slow Cooker Lentil And Cod Chowder
Made with dried lentils, water, cod fillet, dried parsley, bay leaf, black pepper, dried thyme, vegetables, dried tarragon, orange juice
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Salmon And Spinach Soup
Made with black pepper, salt, butter, onion, chicken stock, smoked salmon, fresh spinach
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Codfish Soup (Zuppa di Merluzzo)
Made with salt codfish, olive oil, onion, parsley, celery, bay leaf, thyme, tomatoes, white wine, potato
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
American Bouillabaisse
Made with fresh flat-leaf parsley, bay leaves, orange zest, fennel seed, saffron threads, black pepper, red pepper flakes or hot pepper sauce, fish stock or bottled clam juice...
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Saeng Sun Jigae (Hot Fish Soup)
Made with dried anchovies, anchovy water, onion, whole fish, zucchini, Korean red pepper flakes, green onions, garlic, salt
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Catfish Gumbo
Made with crushed red pepper, catfish fillets, celery, green bell pepper, onion, garlic, vegetable oil, chicken broth, tomatoes, frozen okra
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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