Fish Stock For Hearty Fish Chowder Recipes

Steps:

• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a 16-quart stockpot over medium heat. Add onions; cook, stirring occasionally, until they are soft and translucent, about 15 minutes.
• Add fish stock to pot. Place peppercorns and allspice on a small piece of cheesecloth, and tie into a pouch with kitchen twine. Add spice sachet to pot, tying one end of twine to handle of pot for easy removal. Raise heat, and bring stock to a boil. Add carrots and potatoes, and return to a simmer. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 25 minutes more. Stir in 3 tablespoons salt.
• Add fish pieces to pot. Reduce heat; simmer until fish is cooked through and opaque, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in remaining 1/2 cup butter and heavy cream. Continue cooking until soup is heated through, but do not allow it to boil, as it will separate. Remove spice sachet. Stir in dill and chives, and season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Blanch the salt pork in boiling water for 10 minutes. Drain. In a heavy 4-quart casserole, cook the pork over low heat for 5 minutes. Add the onion and saute until soft. Add the fish stock and bay leaves and bring to a simmer. Combine the potatoes with the stock mixture and cook until the potatoes are barely done. Add the scallops, shrimp, and fish and simmer for 5 minutes. Heat the cream and add it to the soup. Season with cayenne, salt, and white pepper. Serve very hot.

Steps:

• Wash the bones in cold water to remove any scales or unwanted materials, then combine all ingredients in a large pot. Quickly bring just to a boil, then lower the heat to a slow simmer and cook 1 hour.
• While the stock simmers, skim and discard any coagulated proteins from the fish bones that rise to the surface. Remove from the heat, pour the stock through a fine-mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth, and then cool as quickly as possible in an ice water bath. Refrigerated and covered, the fish stock should keep well for up to 1 week. The stock can also be kept frozen as long as 6 months.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat, then add the onion and bacon. Cook for 8-10 mins until the onion is soft and the bacon is cooked. Stir in the flour, then cook for a further 2 mins.
• Pour in the fish stock and bring it up to a gentle simmer. Add the potatoes, cover, then simmer for 10-12 mins until the potatoes are cooked through.
• Add the mace, cayenne pepper and some seasoning, then stir in the milk.
• Tip the fish pie mix into the pan, gently simmer for 4 mins. Add the cream and shellfish, then simmer for 1 min more. Check the seasoning. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve with some crusty bread.

Steps:

• Put all ingredients into stockpot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 25 minutes. Skim, cool, and strain through a fine mesh.