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Title: blackfish chowda
Post by: Capt -Jerry P on December 02, 2007, 08:38:27 AM

VINNIE’S BLACKFISH AND CLAM CHOWDA’

First make a FISH STOCK:
-1/2 onion
-1 carrot
-1 stalk celery
-2 tog racks (no head, gills, fins or skin, JUST BONES and any extra meat)
-1 bay leaf
-10 peppercorns
-TSP salt
-10 cups water

Bring up to a boil and then simmer for an hour or two. Strain it and reserve. You can make that ahead of time and freeze/refrigerate it. 

Now for the Chowda'..

-5 slices of Bacon (small dice)
-2 stalks celery (small dice)
-1 medium onion (small dice)
-2 tbls Butter
-2 Tablespoons of Flour
-4 small potatoes (small dice) I used red w/ skin on, but you can use any.
-1 can of BUMBLE BEE or another brand of whole baby clams (save liquid)
-1 small can whole kernel Corn (Drained)
-2 cups heavy cream (NOT BOILING but heated!!)
-4 tog fillets (diced about the size of Dice)  I used fresh, but frozen will work
-Teaspoon Fresh Thyme
-8 cups of your Fish Stock or CLAM JUICE (heated!!)

In a heavy bottom pot cook the bacon on low heat until rendered but NOT crispy.  Remove it and set aside. Leave about 2 tbls of bacon fat in the pot.  Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of flour into that and stir for 1 minute. Now add your onions and celery and saute' until translucent.  Add butter and the cooked bacon now.  Sprinkle w/ S & P.  Add the heated Fish stock slowly and stir while adding it.  Bring that up to a boil and now add the corn, potatoes, 1/2 of the clams w/ the juice and fresh thyme.  NOW simmer that for about 1/2 hour.  Now slowly add the heated cream.  Bring back to a boil and simmer LOW for another hour.  Now add your TOG meat and the rest of the clams and cook for another 1/2 hour on low.  Add S&P to taste and more fresh thyme if you like.  Make some Pillsbury biscuits on the side.

This will feed about 5 people.  Tastes better the next day.



i changed the recipe i used to use to vinnies and it came out much better. i use tog fillets from the larger fish over 5lbs for chowda and eat the smaller ones fillets.

thanks vin                       
                         jerry

Title: Re: blackfish chowda
Post by: CapBob on December 02, 2007, 08:45:26 AM

CApt Jerry

Thanks would go good on a day like today chrz

Title: Re: blackfish chowda
Post by: IrishAyes on December 02, 2007, 09:21:39 AM

Sounds like some good eatin there.  Will have to give it a try.  Thanks for sharing.   t^

Title: Re: blackfish chowda
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on December 02, 2007, 10:46:44 AM

 t^

Title: Re: blackfish chowda
Post by: Red_Cherokee on December 30, 2007, 08:03:30 AM

Sounds delicious.

Title: Re: blackfish chowda
Post by: CapBob on December 30, 2007, 08:12:36 AM

Jerry,

Receipe is close to my wifes chowder receipe, so far we have made two batches of your receipe, one with cod the oher with black fish.........both where outstanding  TT^ chrz

Thanks a bunch  grtn

Title: Re: blackfish chowda
Post by: ped579 on December 31, 2007, 01:11:43 AM

I'm a big chowda fan I will have to try it.  Thanks  grtn