Tasty Tuesday~ Salmon Chowder

Fall is here....Or at least the Fall Chum are. For those of you who don't know what that is it is a type of Salmon. I think I posted some pictures in the Smells Fishy to me post, if you want to see what one looks like. Keith is out Salmon fishing as I write. Salmon fishing here is not what you think of with a rod and reel. You use a drift net. The other night Keith and Jeremy went with Rob to go catch some salmon to put away for those cold winter nights that are fast approaching.

Here Keith is holding the drift net.

 The Beautiful Sunset

 They caught 29 fish and when they returned it was a LONG night cleaning and processing and vacuum sealing fish. So now our yard has the lovely smell of..... FISH! YUM! I have candles burning like crazy. Note to self and Keith: Don't throw the fish guts in the compost pile or you will be smelling it for weeks.  Hope the bears don't find it. Anyways, It was a successful trip to get fish and then I had a LOT of little chunks of fish that I needed to do something with and so I made some Salmon Chowder. I got the recipe from my friend Wendy and it is FABULOUS!!! I made it twice this week. Once for our family with some of my Red Lobster biscuits and then twice for our church potluck. It was so good and people ate it up! There is just something about a nice hot chowder and warm biscuits that makes me feel all homey when I eat it. Try it! It really is delicious!

Salmon Chowder

1 can salmon(smoked or plain) or use about 1 cup cooked salmon
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery( I omit this since I don't like it and in Galena I never have this on hand)
1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
3 TBSP butter
1 cup diced potatoes
1 cup diced carrots
2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp thyme
1/2 cup diced zucchini
1 can evaporated milk(or heavy cream)
1 can cream style corn

Drain salmon and flake it. Saute onion, celery, green pepper and garlic in butter until the vegetables are translucent. Add potatoes, carrots, chicken broth and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.Add zucchini and cook 5 minutes. Add Salmon, evaporated milk and corn. heat thoroughly. Serve. 4-6 servings

I serve this with my  Red Lobster biscuits. which are easy too.  I make the biscuits that are on the Bisquick box "drop biscuits" then I melt butter and some ranch powder together and brush on top. It is delicious!!