09-10-2018, 05:08 PM
One more picture of the perch we caught. I quickly fillet and skin them at the cleaning station then when I get ready to make chowder I cut the line of bones out of the center of the fillet and cube the meat. I hate fish bones so I am very careful to make sure they are all removed. About 10-12 decent sized perch are the perfect amount.
Ingredients
1/2 lb bacon diced
1 1/2 lbs white fleshed fish diced (1 in squares)
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
6 sprigs fresh thyme
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 8 oz bottle of clam juice
5 cups chicken stock
2 cups heavy cream
3 Idaho potatoes, peeled and diced
1 1/2 cups of corn
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Crisp bacon in a soup pot over medium heat. Once bacon is crisp remove bacon and all but about 3 tbs of bacon grease. Add the onion, garlic, and thyme to bacon grease and cook until the vegetables are good and soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Add flour and stir to coat everything well. Pour in the clam juice and stock and bring to a boil. Add the cream and the potatoes, bring to a boil and boil hard for about 7 minutes, until the potatoes soften.
Add corn and fish set to simmer until fish has had a chance to cook (about 5 minutes). Season with salt and pepper.
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Ingredients
1/2 lb bacon diced
1 1/2 lbs white fleshed fish diced (1 in squares)
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
6 sprigs fresh thyme
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 8 oz bottle of clam juice
5 cups chicken stock
2 cups heavy cream
3 Idaho potatoes, peeled and diced
1 1/2 cups of corn
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Crisp bacon in a soup pot over medium heat. Once bacon is crisp remove bacon and all but about 3 tbs of bacon grease. Add the onion, garlic, and thyme to bacon grease and cook until the vegetables are good and soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Add flour and stir to coat everything well. Pour in the clam juice and stock and bring to a boil. Add the cream and the potatoes, bring to a boil and boil hard for about 7 minutes, until the potatoes soften.
Add corn and fish set to simmer until fish has had a chance to cook (about 5 minutes). Season with salt and pepper.
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