Walleye
Chowder
Submitted by Mike (boatnut)
8 slices bacon, chopped
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 small onion, chopped fine
4 teaspoons all purpose flour
2 carrot, chopped fine
1 teaspoon paprika
2 celery rib chopped fine
16 oz. bottled clam juice
2 cups water
1 cup heavy cream
1 pound potatoes
1 1/2 lb. raw walleye filets cut into 1 inch pieces
4 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
Salt & pepper to taste
In heavy saucepan,
cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring until crisp and transfer to
paper towels to drain. Pour off fat and in pan, cook onion, carrot
and celery in butter over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally
until softened.
Sprinkle flour over
mixture and cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Stir in paprika and cook,
stirring 30 seconds. Add clam juice, water and cream and bring to a
boil, stirring occasionally.
while mixture is
coming to a boil, peel potato and cut into 3/8" diced pieces. Add
potato to mixture and simmer chowder, uncovered for 12 minutes or
until potatoes are cooked. Stir in fish and simmer until just cooked
through, about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley, bacon and salt and pepper
to taste.
Yields 4 servings
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