02-09-2012, 05:13 AM
So made some perch chowder tonight. Tweaked TD's recipe a little bit--didn't use canned soups, I made my own cream of potato using as a base the water in which I poached the perch so I could de-bone them. Also added some clams and clam juice, and cream instead of butter.
Had massive amounts of perch from our trip to Starvy, so I about quadrupled the recipe. Used 4 lbs of bacon, bunches of red potatoes, etc etc.
Results: My youngest--who doesn't like fish--came back for thirds. My darlin' spouse--who doesn't like fish, and who has a nasty cold and didn't even feel like eating--came back for seconds. My oldest who loves fish had a lot, I lost track. I had two full bowls, if I ever do seconds on soup it's maybe half a bowl the second time. My dad, who is a backwoods Mainer, raved about it. It's funny because Mainers are masters of understatement...50 degrees below zero is "a bit chilly." Usually I can take it as a very nice compliment if I get "it wasn't half bad." Dad said...it was "marvelous" and the best chowder he'd ever eaten.
So I'd say it was a smashing success.
Sent some home with some neighbors and the jury's still out, I haven't heard their report yet. [
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So thanks to TD and all of those who gave me suggestions on cleaning these li'l perch from Starvy, and how to deal with cleaning and de-boning the dinks!
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Had massive amounts of perch from our trip to Starvy, so I about quadrupled the recipe. Used 4 lbs of bacon, bunches of red potatoes, etc etc.
Results: My youngest--who doesn't like fish--came back for thirds. My darlin' spouse--who doesn't like fish, and who has a nasty cold and didn't even feel like eating--came back for seconds. My oldest who loves fish had a lot, I lost track. I had two full bowls, if I ever do seconds on soup it's maybe half a bowl the second time. My dad, who is a backwoods Mainer, raved about it. It's funny because Mainers are masters of understatement...50 degrees below zero is "a bit chilly." Usually I can take it as a very nice compliment if I get "it wasn't half bad." Dad said...it was "marvelous" and the best chowder he'd ever eaten.
So I'd say it was a smashing success.
Sent some home with some neighbors and the jury's still out, I haven't heard their report yet. [
]So thanks to TD and all of those who gave me suggestions on cleaning these li'l perch from Starvy, and how to deal with cleaning and de-boning the dinks!
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