Bermuda fish chowder (Bermuda Fish Chowder)
Bermudian fish chowder with tomatoes, vegetables and broth, served with dark rum and sherry-pepper sauce. Makes 10 servings; preparation times are estimates.
This Bermuda fish chowder combines a flavorful broth, a tomato-and-vegetable base and white fish. Dark rum and sherry-pepper sauce are served at the end so each person can add them to taste.
Method
- 01
Prepare the ingredients
Chop the onions, celery, garlic and peppers. Peel and dice the potatoes, and dice the carrots. Chop the tomatoes if whole, keeping their juice.
30 min - 02
Sauté the vegetables
Melt the butter with the oil in a large pot. Add the onions, celery, garlic and peppers and cook, stirring, until the onions are soft and translucent.
10 min - 03
Cook the stock and tomato base
In a separate pot, combine the water, fish fillets, thyme, bay leaves, peppercorns and cloves. Bring just to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer gently for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, add the tomatoes with their juice and the beef stock to the pot of vegetables; cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes. Keep the fish stock on the heat until it has simmered for the full 45 minutes.
45 min - 04
Combine and finish the chowder
Stir the ketchup, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, potatoes and carrots into the tomato base. Flake the cooked fish and strain the stock to remove the whole spices; add both to the pot. Simmer very gently for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes and carrots are tender and the chowder has some body.
60 min - 05
Serve with the seasonings
Remove the bay leaves. Serve the chowder piping hot, with the dark rum and sherry pepper sauce on the side for each person to add to their portion to taste.
Ingredients
Sources and review
Content researched, cross-checked and automatically validated. Sources consulted:
- Higiene de los alimentos www.aesan.gob.es/seguridad-alimentaria/higiene-alimentos
- How To Eat Like a Local in Bermuda - Go Eat Give goeatgive.com/where-to-eat-like-a-local-in-bermuda/
- Traditional Bermuda Food: Island Classics with a Fresh Take - Miles Catering catering.miles.bm/traditional-bermuda-food-island-classics-with-a-fresh-take/
- Cuisine of Bermuda: national dishes worth tasting – tripmydream en.tripmydream.com/bermuda/cuisine
- Recipes from Bermuda ~ Travel by Stove travelbystove.blogspot.com/2012/04/recipes-from-bermuda.html
- Bermudian cuisine - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermudian_cuisine
- Recipes - The Bermudian Magazine www.thebermudian.com/food-a-drink/recipes/
- - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z68nmYMchqs
- Traditional Bermudian recipes for Cup Match - The Royal Gazette | Bermuda News, Business, Sports, Events, & Community | www.royalgazette.com/other/lifestyle/article/20110208/traditional-bermudian-recipes-for-cup-…
- BERMUDA FOLKLIFE - culture.bm communityandculture.bm/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/foodways-study-guide.pdf
- Seven traditional Bermudian dishes you have to try www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/visit-bermuda/try-traditional-food/
- Bermuda Fish Chowder History, Whats Cooking America whatscookingamerica.net/history/chowder/bermudafishchowder.htm
- Gastronomía - Guía Islas Bermudas www.islasbermudas.es/gastronomia/
- Cocina Bermudas: platos nacionales que merece la pena probar - tripmydream tripmydream.es/bermuda/cuisine
State: Published after documentary validation; no “Tested” label is shown.