Best Ted Williamss Fenway Chowder Recipes

JFK'S NEW ENGLAND FISH CHOWDER

JFK's New England Fish Chowder image

Wondering what the former president liked to eat? Fortunately, the Kennedy Library provides an answer. In March 1961, a handicapped girl named Lynn Jennings wrote to Kennedy asking what he liked to eat. "Please reply to her," Kennedy's secretary advised in a handwritten memo. "She will be extremely happy. Do not mention anything in the letter about her handicap please!" Kennedy passed along the recipe for New England Fish Chowder, one of his favorite dishes.

Provided by Mike Pellerin

Categories < 60 Mins

Time 50m

Yield 6 cups, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 lbs haddock
2 ounces diced salt pork
2 onions, sliced
4 large potatoes, diced
1 cup chopped celery
1 bay leaf, crumbled
1 quart milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Steps:

Simmer haddock in two cups water for 15 minutes, drain. Reserve broth.
Remove bones from fish.
Saute diced pork until crisp, remove and set aside.
Saute onions in pork fat till golden brown.
Add fish, potatoes, celery, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
Pour in fish stock, plus enough boiling water to make 3 cups of liquid.
Simmer for 30 minutes.
Add milk and butter and simmer for 5 minutes.
Serve chowder sprinkled with pork dice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 551.8, Fat 18.5, SaturatedFat 9.2, Cholesterol 140.8, Sodium 1060, Carbohydrate 54.5, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 3.8, Protein 41.6

NEW ENGLAND FISH CHOWDER

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This recipes is adapted from ''One Big Table'' by Molly O'Neill, where it is titled, "Ted Williams's Fenway Chowder." I always say I am not a big fish eater, but somehow I really like fish chowders.

Provided by threeovens

Categories Chowders

Time 35m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 21

Ingredients

3 tablespoons lard or 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 small onion, minced
1 large shallot, minced
1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
1/4 cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
2 teaspoons Lawry's Seasoned Salt
2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons dried garlic flakes
8 ounces grouper fillets (or a combination) or 8 ounces red snapper fillets, skinless and cut into bite-size pieces (or a combination)
1 pint clam, chopped and drained juices reserved (or use half clams and half bay scallops)
4 cups whole milk
2 cups half-and-half
1/4 cup dry sherry
1 lb mussels, scrubbed and debearded (in the shell)
1 dozen oyster, chopped with their juice (about 8 ounces)
2 small white potatoes, peeled and diced small
1/2 cup corn kernel (fresh or thawed)
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup heavy cream
kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Heat bacon (or other fat) in a Dutch oven, over medium heat; cook onion, shallot, and bell peppers until softened, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
Season with salt, Old Bay, thyme, and garlic flakes and cook about another minute.
Add fish and clams, cook stirring, until fish is opaque, 3 minutes.
Stir in milk, half-and-half, sherry, and reserved clam juices; bring to a simmer.
Add mussels, oysters (with their juices), potatoes, and corn; simmer gently unil mussels open and potatoes are tender, about 5 to 8 minutes.
Stir in lemon juice and cream; taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 362.6, Fat 16.3, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 110.4, Sodium 349.1, Carbohydrate 21.2, Fiber 1, Sugar 6.2, Protein 26.9

TED WILLIAMS'S FENWAY CHOWDER

Ted Williams's Fenway Chowder image

Provided by Julia Moskin

Categories dinner, lunch, quick, soups and stews, appetizer, main course

Time 30m

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 22

Ingredients

3 tablespoons bacon fat, lard or vegetable oil
1 small onion, minced
1 large shallot, minced
1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
2 teaspoons Lawry's Seasoned Salt
2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons dried garlic flakes
8 ounces skinless fillets of grouper, red snapper or a combination, cut into bite-size pieces
1 pint chopped shucked clams or use half clams and half bay scallops, drained, juices reserved
4 cups whole milk
2 cups half-and-half
1/4 cup dry sherry
1 pound mussels in the shell, scrubbed and debearded
1 dozen about 8 ounces chopped shucked oysters, with their juice
2 small white potatoes, peeled and diced small
1/2 cup fresh or thawed frozen corn kernels
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup heavy cream
Kosher salt
black pepper

Steps:

In a large heavy pot, heat fat over medium heat. Add onion, shallot and bell peppers, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add seasoned salt, Old Bay, thyme and garlic flakes and cook about 1 minute, until aromatic. Add fish and clams and cook, stirring, 3 minutes, until fish is just opaque.
Add milk, half-and-half, sherry and reserved clam juices and bring to a simmer. Add mussels, oysters with their juices, potatoes and corn, and simmer very gently until mussels open and potatoes are tender, 5 to 8 minutes. If desired, remove mussels from shell and return to the soup.
Stir in lemon juice and cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 435, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 35 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 1073 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams