French Canadian Carleton Sur Mer Fish Chowder (low Fat)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 potatoes, diced (1 lb/500g)
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1/2 cup sweet red pepper, diced
• 1/3 cup celery, diced
• 2 cups mineral water
• 1 lb fish (fresh or frozen)
• 1 dash dried dill or 1 dash cumin
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 2 cups milk (any kind of per cent you want to use)
• 1 cup corn kernel (frozen or canned)
• black pepper, freshly ground
• soy bacon bits or bacon bits or sweet paprika

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, cook the onion in the oil for 5 minutes over low heat until transparent but not brown.
• 2 add garlic, potatoes, carrot, red pepper, celery and water. simmer, covered, until potatoes are almost tender (about 15 minutes).
• 3 cut fish into chunks and add to saucepan. cook, covered, for 3 minutes for fresh fish, 10 minutes for frozen.
• 4 add cumin or dill, parsley, milk (skim, 1 %, 2 % or whole milk) and corn. season with pepper to taste. heat but do not boil.
• 5 serve immediately with toasted whole wheat bread or unsalted cream crackers.
• 6 offer guests paprika or bacon for light dusting. serves 4 to 6.
• 7 the memory lane cookbook etienne poirier, jr.