Chowder Recipe

[Cross-posted to irishfoodies]

In between watching Live 8 yesterday, I made a rather good chowder, one I'm pleased enough with to record.

400g fresh salmon fillet
400g fresh hake fillet
2 fish stock cubes
1 shrimp stock cube
1.5 litres water
1 litre skimmed milk
6 medium new potatoes
1 small turnip
2 carrots
3 medium onions
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic
Dill and other seasoning to taste

Peel and chop the onion and garlic, and fry in the olive oil in the bottom of a large pan. For the quantity I made, it needs to a large one - more 5 litre capacity.

Dice the turnip into pieces about 1cm a side, and add to the pan. Add salt and pepper as you like.

Make the stock up at proportion of 1 cube to half a litre of hot water, and add it to the pan. I had to do some considerable searching to find fish stock - eventually I got it and the shrimp stock as "broth cubes" from a Phillipino shop in Middle Abbey Street. Bring this to a simmer while you add the other vegetables.

Dice the potatoes, and in with them. Peel and chop the carrots, and in they go.

Let that lot simmering for about 15-20 minutes, then add the fish, chopped into bite-size pieces. The hake will probably have a go at disintegrating even as you cut it; that's fine.

Another 10 minutes of simmering, and then you add the milk. Stir it in well, and then let it heat back up, but not quite boil. Pull it off the heat just as you see the surface stirring, and you're done.

You could probably serve ten people with this recipe; we intend to eat it for several days.