Mom's Seafood Chowder by Tom
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| Shrimp, Fish, Clams in a Garlicky Tomato Broth |
Back in 2013, my mother sent me a seafood chowder recipe as she makes it. However, I rarely follow any recipe to a "T", and this recipe is no exception. What I did actually improved the recipe (sorry Mom!).
--Tom
Hi Tom,Mom's Seafood Chowder
Try this some time --- I found it in an old --really old--1990 -- Bon Appetit & we thought it was good --& even better very easy & quick to make. Just open a couple of cans -- & chop a small number of vegs --- It called for one Tbsp. tomato paste, -- but I had opened a can for something else & put remains in refrig -- so I just used 2 heaping Tbsp. and was good!! and it finished the tiny can. The veg. stock was mine -- thought it needed more juice since it was a chowder --
Love ya
Mom
(adapted from a very old "Bon Appetit", circa 1990)
6 Servings
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 sweet onion chopped
2 celery stalks chopped
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
2 small cans chopped clams, with juice
1 10 3/4 oz. can tomato soup
1 8 oz. bottle clam juice
2 generous tablespoons tomato paste
1 small can corn niblets
2 8-ounce mahi mahi, snapper or halibut filet (frozen) - cut into 1" pieces
3/4 to 1 lb. medium frozen shrimp - uncooked, tails removed
2 t. dried parsley or chervil (or 2 T. fresh)
1 t. dried oregano
1 t. dried sweet basil
1/8 - 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to your taste for heat)
2 cups fish stock (2 t. clam Better-than-Bouillion plus 2 cups hot water)
2 t. dried parsley or chervil (or 2 T. fresh)
1 t. dried oregano
1 t. dried sweet basil
1/8 - 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to your taste for heat)
2 cups fish stock (2 t. clam Better-than-Bouillion plus 2 cups hot water)
12 small baby potatoes, cut into quarters
salt and pepper to taste
Heat oil -- add onion, celery and garlic -- Saute for about 10 minutes. Do not brown.
Drain clams -- Keep liquid ---add liquid to pan. (The clams will be added later. ) Plus, the jar of clam juice.
Stir in tomato soup, fish stock and tomato paste, and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and cook on gentle boil until almost tender. Slowly add the frozen fish and frozen shrimp while maintaining the boil. Now add the clams, corn, parsley, oregano, basil and cayenne pepper. Simmer until shrimp and fish are cooked, approximately 3 - 5 minutes. Season with salt, if needed, and pepper.
Mom said that she and Dad really loved it, and so do we. Thanks Mom for the recipe.
--- Tom
Heat oil -- add onion, celery and garlic -- Saute for about 10 minutes. Do not brown.
Drain clams -- Keep liquid ---add liquid to pan. (The clams will be added later. ) Plus, the jar of clam juice.
Stir in tomato soup, fish stock and tomato paste, and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and cook on gentle boil until almost tender. Slowly add the frozen fish and frozen shrimp while maintaining the boil. Now add the clams, corn, parsley, oregano, basil and cayenne pepper. Simmer until shrimp and fish are cooked, approximately 3 - 5 minutes. Season with salt, if needed, and pepper.
Mom said that she and Dad really loved it, and so do we. Thanks Mom for the recipe.
--- Tom
