A rich and creamy New England Clam Chowder recipe where we swapped Flounder for Clams. Very subtle flavor of the sea with the flounder make this a great soup for FPIES trailing something new.
We recently wanted to add another protein to Kay’s diet. Since she has FPIES we have to trial each new food she tries. We’ve contemplated turkey for quite some time, but “chickened” out thanks to her Chicken FPIES food allergy. Doctors typically say that after 18 months to 2 years you can retrial the trigger foods. Since chicken and turkey are so close, we’ve decided to hold off for now. Right now her only safe proteins are beef, pork, salmon, and we’re working on flounder!
Chris and I have been on a New England Clam Chowder kick lately. Kay has been eager to try it and loves it when I make it without the clams for her. Then it hit me, she’ll love it with another fish! I simply cooked the flounder and chopped it up, then added to the soup. She devoured it! “More soup mama, more soup!” It was music to my ears. Thankfully we’ve had no reaction either. We attempted flounder once before however she didn’t eat enough for a trial and spit most out. Adding the flounder to a soup she already loved made this a pretty easy trial and delicious too!
My favorite soup is a creamy soup and you could even leave the fish out of this soup. You could even add in cubes of ham, pork, or even some roasted chicken. The base is so delicious and will adapt to any protein you choose. This New England Clam Chowder Recipe with Flounder is a new family favorite! 🙂
We can never finish a whole batch and it’s even better the next day.
New England Clam Chowder Recipe with Flounder
Ingredients
- 3 strips bacon
- 1 large carrot
- 3 stalks celery
- 1 onion yellow
- 2 large potatoes
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups milk
- pinch thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 5 flounder filets a bit over a pound
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1 quart half and half
- cooked bacon for topping
Instructions
- In a large pot fry up the bacon.
- While the bacon is frying chop up your carrots, celery, onion and potatoes.
- Once the bacon is done chop it up and keep in the pan, add in the chopped veggies as well.
- Cook the veggies in the bacon and bacon fat for about 5 minutes.
- Add in the water, milk, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
- Cook until the vegetables are tender on a low-medium fire.
- While the soup is cooking in a large skillet cook the flounder in the 2 tablespoons butter until cooked thoroughly.
- Once the vegetables are tender add the flounder to the soup.
- In the skillet used for the flounder add in the 2 tablespoons butter, once melted stir in the flour to make a roux.
- Once the roux is a yellowish/brown add in the half and half slowly, keep mixing and pouring in the half and half until it's combined.
- Pour the cream mixture into the soup and cook the soup for 5 minutes.
- Top with cooked bacon and enjoy!
- *if you like a thicker soup add a little more flour, increasing by a teaspoon each time. be careful as the soup will thicken with time.
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Yum. 🙂
I have never made chowder before! You have definitely inspired me to recreate this recipe. Thanks for sharing it, it looks delicious!
This looks delicious. My family loves clam chowder, I have never made it before but will have to try this recipe.
My husband absolutely LOVES clam chowder! I’ve tried several recipes and they were all not so good. I’m definitely going to give your a try as it looks amazing!
New England clam chowder reminds me of my grandma, I remember when I was younger she use to make a big pot of it, and it would be on the stove simmering, the smell was so yummy. Brings backs childhood memories.
This looks delicious! I would love it with the flounder….but of course, my fiancé and kids wouldn’t. More for me!
the best part is the flounder makes the fish flavor very subtle 🙂
this looks so delicious! going to give it a try
These seems like a very simple recipe thank you for sharing this with us