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The BEST Smoked Salmon Chowder Recipe

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If you’re looking for the very best Smoked Salmon Chowder recipe, you just found it. Graham’s been in the kitchen again and he’s come up with this healthy salmon chowder.

We’ve included the recipe for you so you can make it for your own family!

A chowder is a soup prepared with milk or cream. It is thickened by way of crushed crackers or biscuits or by using a roux.

A roux is a mixture of fat and liquid and it is used to thicken soups or stews.

 

If you like chowder, you will love this Smoked Salmon Chowder. Hearty and healthy chowder soup is great alongside salad and bread. #food #cooking #recipe #chowder #salmonchowder

Since we do a lot of fishing, we often have salmon here. We love to home smoke a lot of our fish, whether it is salmon or trout.

Then we pressure can batches of smoked fish so we can enjoy it whenever we like.

Here’s how we pressure can salmon and other fish. Graham used a jar of this smoked salmon to make his chowder.

 

The best Smoked Salmon Chowder Recipe

 

 

Ingredients for Smoked Salmon Chowder Soup

 

Ingredients assembled and ready to go, so let’s start making our Salmon Chowder.

 

Frying bacon to add to the Smoked Salmon Chowder

 

Dice the bacon and then fry it until cooked. Not too crispy! Remove from the fry pan and set it aside for a moment.

 

Cooking potatoes for making this Smoked Salmon Chowder recipe.

 

Dice the potatoes and add to frying pan. Add the garlic and just lightly fry together. Add water, enough to cover the potatoes.

 

Cooking potatoes for the Smoked Salmon Chowder Recipe

 

Let the potatoes cook until soft.

 

Base for chowder soup heating on stove

 

Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt the butter on low to medium heat. Add the flour and whisk the two together well.

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Add the milk and mix well. Then add the diced fried bacon. Turn the heat to low.

 

Potatoes being added to smoked salmon chowder

 

Cook the potatoes until they are soft, then add to the saucepan. Add the cooking water too. Stir well.

Now add the diced onion, lovage or celery, salt and pepper.

 

 

Smoked Salmon Chowder simmering on the stove

 

Cover the saucepan and bring the chowder to a low boil. Stir it occasionally, so the chowder does not stick to the bottom of the saucepan.

Cook for about 30 minutes. Don’t forget to stir it from time to time.

 

a warm bowl of smoked salmon chowder with two buns

 

Let the chowder thicken. Remove the bay leaves before serving. Then serve with hearty buns or bread along with a side salad. Enjoy!

a warm bowl of smoked salmon chowder with two buns

The BEST Smoked Salmon Chowder

Yield: 6 people
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

If you are looking for a hearty and healthy fish chowder, this is it. This Smoked Salmon Chowder goes great with a side salad and bread.

Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon, diced
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 2 cups water, or enough to cover potatoes
  • 3 large potatoes, diced
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp lovage, or 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 cup smoked salmon
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced

Instructions

  1. Dice bacon and fry in pan, make sure it isn't too crispy.
  2. Melt butter in large saucepan. 
  3. Add flour to melted butter and whisk well.
  4. Add diced potatoes and garlic to fry pan.  Cook in water until potatoes are soft.
  5. Add potatoes, garlic and cooking water to the saucepan. Mix well.
  6. Add the diced onion, lovage (or celery) and salt and pepper. Mix well.
  7. Add the smoked salmon. Mix well.
  8. On low heat, cover saucepan and let it slowly cook. Stir it as it thickens.
  9. Cook for approximately 30 minutes.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 6 people
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 369Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 1237mgCarbohydrates: 46gFiber: 5gSugar: 3gProtein: 17g
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Cuisine: American / Category: Main Course
Make your own delicious salmon chowder. This recipe uses smoked salmon. Delicious, hearty and healthy, this is an easy dinner recipe to make. #salmon #recipe #fish #chowder #smokedsalmon #dinner #food

 

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