Mom's Fish Chowder

My mom's recipe for a simple fish chowder. Wonderful and quick on a cold night! Very versatile. Not a thick tastes-like-flour-paste chowder. Just yummmm! Mom served it with Bisquick® brown sugar rolls, but a salad with any bread, roll, or crackers would be equally perfect!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 351 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup evaporated milk
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 pound cod fillets
• 1 ¼ cups water, divided
• 1 sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), diced
• 2 tablespoons butter, or more to taste
• 1 large russet potato, peeled and cut into cubes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a deep skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onions in hot butter until soft, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Pour 1 cup water in the skillet and bring to a simmer. Lay fillets into the water and poach until fish flesh can be gently broken with a fork, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove fish and onions from the skillet with a slotted spoon to a bowl.

Step 3

Pour remaining 1/4 cup water into the skillet with the potato cubes; season with salt. Place a cover on the skillet and bring the liquid to a boil; cook until the potatoes are beginning to soften, but remain firm, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 4

Return fish and onion to the skillet; add whole milk and evaporated milk. Season everything with salt and pepper; heat until just before the liquid comes to a boil and remove immediately from heat.