Bluenose Fish Chowder

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb fish fillet
• 1/4 lb lamb fat, diced
• 1/3 cup onion, chopped
• 2 cups potatoes, diced
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups milk, room temperature

Recipe

• 1 cut fresh fillets into 3 to 4 pieces.
• 2 in a heavy saucepan, fry lamb fat until crisp.
• 3 remove scraps and reserve for garnish.
• 4 drain off fat except for 2 tbsp and cook onion until tender.
• 5 add potatoes, 2 cups water and seasonings.
• 6 cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until potatoes are almost tender.
• 7 add fish; cover and simmer 5 to 8 minutes or until fish is cooked.
• 8 add milk slowly and heat gently but do not boil.
• 9 garnish with lamb scraps.