I make it with cod and flavor it with onions and bacon. Heavy cream makes it wonderfully creamy, and paprika gives it a beautiful color. This delicious chowder is so hearty and filling! It’s one of my favorite winter meals to make for my family, and I love that it’s indeed a full meal - you don’t need to serve it with any side dishes (but you can definitely serve it with these keto cheese biscuits!). It has this wonderful combination of being flavorful, creamy, filling, and gorgeous - I add paprika and cayenne and these spices give the chowder a gorgeous golden hue in addition to flavor.
Ingredients
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Cod fillets: Make sure they are skinless and that the pin bones have been removed. You can also use skinless halibut in this recipe. I typically buy 2-pound bags of frozen cod at Whole Foods or Costco and simply defrost the amount I need in the fridge the day before. Olive oil: I use it to cook onions, garlic, and spices before adding the broth. Many chowder recipes use butter, but I love the taste of extra-virgin olive oil. Spices: In addition to salt and pepper, I use dried thyme, paprika, and cayenne pepper. I love the color these spices add to the soup, and of course, I love the flavor! The cayenne does make it spicy, though not too spicy for my taste. Clam juice: You can also use fish stock. Bacon bits: Another departure from traditional recipes where you cook the bacon and crumble it. You can do that, of course, and then you can cook the onions in the bacon fat. It’s just that I’m lazy so I simply sprinkle bacon bits on top of the finished soup.
You start by cooking chopped onions in olive oil, then you add minced fresh garlic and spices. Next, add clam juice and bring the mixture to a simmer. Add chunks of cod. Make sure the liquid in the saucepan covers the fish. Bring the chowder back to a low simmer, then cover and cook until the fish is cooked through. This should take about 7 minutes. That’s it! The chowder is ready. Pour it into bowls, garnish it with chopped parsley and bacon bits, and serve.
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