CHARLEY'S CHOWDER

CHARLEY'S CHOWDER image

Categories Fish Side

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/4 cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
1 cup onion, finely diced
1/2 cup celery, finely diced
1/4 tsp basil
1/4 tsp oregano
pinch of thyme
8-10 whole plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped into 1/4" pieces (or 2 cups stewed tomatoes, finely chopped, without the juice)
1 cup tomato sauce
6 cups clam juice
1 lb. boneless pollack, cut into 1" cubes
2 T chopped parsley
salt to taste

Steps:

In 4-qt soup pot, heat olive oil. Add garlic. When the garlic turns brown, remove it and discard. Reduce heat. Add celery, onions, and spices. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and tomato sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add clam juice and pollack. Cover and bring to a boil. Remove cover and boil for 10 minutes. With a wire ship, whisk soup to break up fish into smaller flakes. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Add parsley and salt to taste.