Salmon Chowder

**la_cole** · September 17th, 2009

Salmon Chowder

1 1/2 to 2 c cooked salmon
3 T butter
1 large onion, diced
1 1/2 c celery, diced
4 medium potatoes, diced
15 oz creamed corn
2 T cornstarch
12 oz evaporated milk

Optional:
1 small to medium carrott, diced
2-4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled

In 5 qt pan or larger, saute celery and onion in butter until brown. Add potatoes and carrots (optional) and enough water to cover. Simmer 20 minutes or until potatoes are done (do not drain). Add cornstarch to 1/2 to 1 c water and add to vegetables. Increase heat to thicken while stirring. Add evaporated milk, salmon, creamed corn, and bacon (optional), bring to boil stirring frequently. Remove from heat and serve.

Adapted from "5 Star Seafood Recipes"

This is wonderful with warm bisquits and honey on a cold evening.
Happy eating!

**gartner** · September 17th, 2009

la cole

You are making me hungry.
Love the recipe!

Denise in Calgary

**jstitch** · September 17th, 2009

Sounds wonderful! Thanks for posting this.

**mlsorensen** · September 18th, 2009

MMM. Sounds good.

**wienerin** · September 18th, 2009

I love everything with salmon

but ... what on earth is "creamed corn"??? Can't find in any dictionary...
anything to substitute that ingredient?

**la_cole** · September 18th, 2009

Creamed corn is a partially puréed preparation of sweet corn which releases the liquid contents of the kernels. Sugar and starch may be added and in home-made version, some variety of milk, perhaps even cream. In store-bought canned preparations, adding milk is less common.

I generally use the store-bought version of creamed corn. However, I sometimes use my own frozen corn and after defrosting, place it in the food processor for a couple of seconds to break up the kernels.

**wienerin** · September 18th, 2009

thank you for that explanation.
this is completely unknown here. we have canned corn (in salted water), but not puréed one.

**Dreama** · September 18th, 2009

LaCole, This sounds delicious!!! I love soups like this in the winter. And you better believe this is going to be high on my list. Thanks Dreama

**la_cole** · September 18th, 2009

I would like to hear back from anyone who tries this chowder.

**hm928** · November 7th, 2009

this looks delicious, does it matter if you can use canned salmon or must it be fresh salmon. We eat a lot of salmon.

**la_cole** · November 7th, 2009

Originally Posted by hm928

this looks delicious, does it matter if you can use canned salmon or must it be fresh salmon. We eat a lot of salmon.

I use our left-over baked/grilled salmon and break it up into small pieces. It's sooo much better than canned.

**Roxanne** · November 8th, 2009

This Salmon Chowder looks tasty. Just in time for the cold weather.

**homer** · January 15th, 2011

It is snowing and blowing here today - and your salmon chowder sounds perfect for dinner ! I don't have the evaporated milk at the moment - so am going to make do and substitute regular milk .Thank you

**la_cole** · January 15th, 2011

Originally Posted by homer

It is snowing and blowing here today - and your salmon chowder sounds perfect for dinner ! I don't have the evaporated milk at the moment - so am going to make do and substitute regular milk .Thank you

Regular milk should do fine. Please let me know your results!!

I had some left over salmon so made chowder last night; added some left over bacon (cut into small pieces) and chopped carrots, too. YUMMY!!!

**swimmergirl** · January 15th, 2011

It sounds wonderful! I hope I have everything I need to make it for dinner tomorrow.

**gandghunters** · January 15th, 2011

You are making me very hungry! I love chowder. I never buy salmon but this sounds so good...makes me want to try it. Especially with the bacon pieces mixed in with it! yummy!