Super Easy Salmon Chowder Recipe
I love making this bacon-studded Salmon Chowder Recipe because it’s delicious but easy to make all in one pot! When it’s sweater weather like it is here in North Dakota, it’s time for this salmon chowder recipe.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 strips of bacon, chopped
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2 stalks celery, roughly chopped
- 10 baby carrots, roughly chopped
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- ½ pound Yukon gold potatoes, chopped into ½-inch cubes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon dried dill weed
- ¼ teaspoon marjoram
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 1 15-ounce can seafood stock
- 1 15-ounce can whole kernel sweet corn
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 1 ½ cups water
- 8 ounces boneless, skinless salmon fillets
- ¼ cup half and half
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced (optional)
- oyster crackers
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes until brown and crispy. Remove the bacon and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.
- Add 1 tablespoon of the butter to the bacon grease in the Dutch oven. Add the onion, celery, and carrots. Sauté over medium-high heat until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the minced garlic, potatoes, pepper, dill, marjoram, ¼ teaspoon of the salt and sauté for 1 minute.
- Stir in the flour and the other 1 tablespoon of butter and cook 1 more minute.
- Add the seafood stock and deglaze the pan by scraping up any pieces stuck to the bottom of the pan. Add canned corn with liquid, chicken bouillon, and water. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Simmer, uncovered and stirring often, until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Chop the salmon fillets into 1-inch pieces and sprinkle with the other ¼ teaspoon salt.
- Once the potatoes are tender, whisk the half and half with the cornstarch until completely smooth, then stir it into the chowder.
- Add the salmon and simmer for about 5 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through, stirring occasionally.
- Taste and season with additional salt & black pepper if needed.
- Garnish with chopped chives, jalapenos, and crumbled bacon. Serve with oyster crackers if desired.
