Baked Fish Chowder

One of the easiest soups to put together – everything goes in to the dish and then the oven. Tastes even better if you can make it a day ahead of time. Serves 8-10.

Prep: 10 minutes; Total time: 1 1/4 hour

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds firm, boneless fish, skin removed and cut into large pieces
  • 4 potatoes, peeled and sliced thin
  • 3 onions, sliced thin
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp dill
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 5 T butter
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 cups light cream
  • Garnish: chopped parsley

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. In 4-quart heat-proof dish, place all ingredients except the cream.
  3. Cover and bake for 1 hour.
  4. Remove from oven. Add cream and stir well.
  5. Serve garnished with parsley.

Use any firm, boneless fish, like haddock, scrod, flounder, snapper.