Speedy Fish Chowder

Only thing I did different is that we were given a pound of fresh wax beans from a friend's garden, so I used those instead of corn. Came out great! Thanks for the no-recipe recipe, Sam!

I love this no-recipe recipe — it's exactly the way I like to cook. We started with onion, celery, and tiny potatoes, and used Better Than Bouillon lobster broth. The smoked paprika is delicious if you have it, especially if you're not using bacon. Fresh corn was a fantastic addition, too. We topped the chowder with chopped vegetarian 'bacon' and fennel fronds. Served with crusty bread, as recommended, plus a side of Smitten Kitchen's avocado-cucumber salad.

made this with leeks, raw fresh corn, carrots, vegetable broth, oat milk, cod, & tarragon, beyond delicious

Use 5 quart soup pot for double recipe: 4-5 pieces diced bacon plus 2 T butter 2 large red potatoes 6 carrots 1 large vidalia onion 4 cups water and 4 t chicken bouillon 1 bay leave dash of garlic powder Salt and pepper 1 cup cold whole milk w/2T cornstarch dissolved 1-1.75 lb fish Simmer covered for 30 mins; add milk mixture until a bit thickened; add fish without cutting it up.

I’ve made this with cod twice in a week to clear out the freezer. The open approach and excellent results make me feel like a better cook! We don’t do potatoes so one had a fennel base with onion and the other kale with leeks. Common elements were chicken stock, white wine, half and half, chorizo, plus chives, basil, scallions and parsley on top. The next variations will lean Asian, so thanks everyone for those tips.

A little instant seafood soup base, not too much, it's salty. Korean or Chinese have heat. Noilly Prat vermouth, keep it on the fridge door. Any or all of the "fines herbes" for garnish. Parsley, chives, tarragon, chervil.

Brilliant. Onions, bacon bits, smoked paprika, white wine, chicken stock, peas, frozen corn, salmon, smoked haddock, cod, creme fraiche and fresh thyme. Delicious and ready in 15 minutes.

Four bacon slices —crisp before adding veg Add lots of smoked paprika Pinch of cayenne

I've made this a few times to great success. My husband loves it. I use coconut milk, smoked paprika and a little cayenne. It's always great.

I loved this “recipe”- turned out so well for me! Lots of complements from my guests. Shows how versatile chowder can be depending on what you have in the pantry.

It’s the end of a long 48hours providing care to a husband recovering from shoulder surgery, two preteens and a dog and I could not have coped with a recipe (and failing to fulfill it) so this was a dream. Used a bag of frozen fish pie mix, tin of corn, and the potatoes, spring onions and celery hanging out in the veg drawer. Couple of slices of bacon from the freezer. Spoonfuls of cream leftover from making ice cream for a dinner party. Feels like it was meant to be!

Thank you for making this easy! Done in 1/2 hour, this was a treat. A couple of shallots, some shrimp broth from the freezer, to which I added about 1/4 C. of flour, a can of octopus from Spain (Octopus was a surprise... I don’t speak Spanish.), fish sauce, anchovy paste, corn, potatoes, red bell pepper a handful of spinach, parsley and black pepper at the end. Oh, I used monkfish because that’s the best for chowder. I did cut it into chunks and they held together nicely.

Made this for the first time tonight. Used 6 baby red potatoes, 3 carrots, a small onion, 2 cups vegetable stock, 1 cup white wine, about half a bottle of clam juice, and half a pound of cod. Also threw in some thyme and parsley. Wife and I both loved it. Next time, maybe fewer potatoes, more liquid, and maybe a pound of fish.

Followed the recipe as is. Added some red pepper flakes and Jalapeños to get some heat but found it to be just okay

A great inspirational recipe. I used homemade fish broth I’d made from prawn shells so everything complimented each other.