Brazilian Fish Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup minced peeled onion
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and mashed
• 2 tablespoons finely cut green peppers
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 cups water
• 4 cups canned tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 3 teaspoons salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne or 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon beau monde seasoning
• 1 cup wine
• 2 lbs fish fillets
• 1 lb fresh or quick-frozen haddock or 1 lb cod, cleaned and cubed
• 3 tablespoons finely cut parsley

Recipe

• 1 cook onion, garlic, and green pepper in oil in heavy 3quart pot or dutch oven until onions are golden.
• 2 sprinkle with flour.
• 3 stir and cook 2 or 3 minutes.
• 4 add water, tomatoes and paste, seasonings and wine.
• 5 stir and bring to boiling point.
• 6 add fish.
• 7 lower heat and let simmer 1 hour or until fish is done but still firm.
• 8 serve in warmed chowder bowls, topped with parsley.
• 9 makes 6 or more servings.
• 10 garlic french bread goes well with this chowder.
• 11 actually it's essential!
• 12 people who imagine they don't like fish love this soup.
• 13 it makes a hearty one-dish meal.
• 14 in fact, that's the only way i ever serve it.
• 15 the"makings" are always on hand.
• 16 sometimes i dress it up by serving it in a treasured meissen tureen (i first warm it carefully with warm water) with its six antique matching soup plates.
• 17 fruit is the obvious finish for the meal-a big bowl of iced, assorted fruits.