This month’s selection from Everyday Dorie for Cook the Book Fridays was perfectly timed for me. I had a surplus of new potatoes from my weekly produce box that needed a purpose, so they became the potatoes for this chowder. Dorie provides a basic potato chowder recipe and offers seasonal options. I had some dill from my produce box and some frozen peas, so I decided to add them to the basic recipe and make the “Spring Chowder”.
After browning some bacon pieces and setting them aside, I gently sautéed thinly sliced leeks, onions, shallots and garlic in the bacon grease and a little olive oil. When the sliced vegetables were soft, I added broth, substituting unsalted beef broth for some of the chicken broth called for in the recipe. (To my surprise, I only had three cups of homemade chicken broth in the freezer; time to make some more!) The potatoes and peas went in next. When the potatoes were soft, I mashed some of them with a potato masher to thicken the soup. Then came heavy cream, sea salt and fresh ground pepper. After ladling the chowder into serving bowls, I garnished with the crunchy bacon bits and a little bit of chopped dill.
The results? A delicious and hearty chowder that is full of flavor.
joycekitchenflavours said:
Delicious! We love it, no leftovers!
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Chez Nana said:
Your soup looks so good, and isn’t is great that you can add just about anything to it. I’m looking forward to trying the other versions because I really loved this one.
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Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.) said:
Wasn’t this delicious? Love how it’s a year-round soup!
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steph (whisk/spoon) said:
that certainly looks good!!
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Karen Reinsch said:
crispy bacon! My favorite! Looks delicious!
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Katie from ProfWhoCooks said:
Looks wonderful and I love the spot of green from the dill! I had some frozen chopped dill (from last time I got it in my CSA box) and used that–so good!
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lovielou said:
I agree, a touch of dill is pretty and complements the chowder so we’ll!
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Tricia S said:
Wasn’t this fabulous ? Love the combo you used- that crispy bacon looks amazing. Also fun that you could use your veggie delivery so creatively. Well done you !
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Shirley @ EverOpenSauce said:
Every bite of the chowder is delicious: the leek, potatoes, peas and the creamy broth. Your chowder looks a lot like mine. Love it!
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Guyla said:
I like your flavor combinations! It looks delicious
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MARY H HIRSCH said:
I made mine almost exactly like you did. I added the peas (frozen, found half a sack in the freezer) to give the chowder some color. I didn’t realize that turned my winter chowder into a spring chowder until I read your blog. The peas were frozen not fresh, however. Anyhow, I agree, just delicious. Yours looks so appetizing.
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