Really good Smoked Salmon chowder

[mrsinchworm]

I think it's better than Ivars. It's my own recipe and really easy.

Bunch of celery chopped
1/2 sweet onion chopped
2-3 cloves of minced garlic

Saute this in olive oil and butter (I just eye the oil and about 1/8 of a stick of butter) until the onion is carmelized. When the veggies are done sauteeing there should be enough oil left to make a rue.

3 Tablespoons of flour

Mix this in with the veggies and let it cook for a few minutes, should be bubbling.

1 carton of beef broth or 2 cans. I let it thicken up a bit and then add 1 pint of half and half or cream and then about 2-3 quarts of milk. Let it thicken up a bit. Add 5-6 cut up potatoes and let them cook and soften.

Add about 1lb or more if you like of salmon. I let it poach a bit and then add the smoked salmon. I use just enough smoked salmon to flavor it. Taste and season to taste. I love salmon so I add a lot of raw salmon and then as much smoked salmon as I can afford.

This chowder is soooo yummy, even kids will love it. My daughter is very picky and gobbles this up. It's really good with artisan bread to dip!

Enjoy!

[Monie]

This sounds good! Would this work with canned smoked salmon? My husband brought me back several cans from a recent trip to Seattle, and I'm running out of ideas to use it!

[LatteLover]

Oooh that sounds great! I have some smoked salmon I need to use up!

But, beef broth with fish?? Really?

[mrsinchworm]

Yes, I think the canned smoke salmon would work just fine. I use the smoked salmon just to mostly flavor the soup and then I add any other kind of salmon for the healthy part of it. I love big hunks of salmon in it.

And YES, beef broth makes it taste so rich and homemade. I actually discovered it by accident...I didn't have chicken broth so I used beef broth and it was SO yummy. I'm sure you could use chicken or veggie broth too if you want and it would still be yummy. I just love using beef broth in it.