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Bahamian Fish Chowder

Emeril Lagasse

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2006

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Caribbean Cookout

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (4)

  • Cook Time:

    40 min

  • Level:

    Easy

  • Yield:

    4 to 6 servings

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Times:

Prep
15 min
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Cook
40 min
Total:
55 min
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Ingredients

  • 1 Scotch Bonnet chile, (or 2 serrano or jalapeno chiles), seeded and finely minced
  • 1 green onion
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 2 pounds raw lobster tails (small ones), split down the middle lengthwise
  • 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 cup peeled, seeded and diced tomatoes
  • 1 large baking potato, peeled and diced
  • 3 cups shrimp stock or low sodium canned chicken broth (or substitute water)
  • 3/4 cup coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Combine the Scotch bonnet chile, green onion, and 1 teaspoon of the salt in a mortar and pestle or in the bowl of a food processor and process to a paste. Spread the mixture over the lobster meat and drizzle with the lime juice. Refrigerate while you prepare the stew.

In a Dutch oven, heat the oil and, when hot, whisk in the flour. Cook, stirring constantly, until a light blond roux is formed, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the onion and bell peppers and cook until vegetables are softened, about 4 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, diced tomatoes, potato, stock, coconut milk, brown sugar, thyme, remaining 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and pepper and bring to a low boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened and flavorful and potatoes are very tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the lobster from the marinade and reserve 2 tablespoons. (Discard the remaining marinade.) Add the lobster and the reserved 2 tablespoons marinade to the stew and cook, stirring gently as to not break up the fillets, until the fish is just cooked through, about 7 to 8 minutes. Serve immediately.

This dish is traditionally served over grits with Johnnycakes.

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  • recipe Bahamian Fish Chowder
    donna grayville, IL 02-06-2010

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    Super Delicious

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I tried this recipe after returning from a Florida vacation. I have a soup there that I love and thought the ingedients... sounded similar. Fun to make and even better to eat, this soup satisfied several family members. It is one of things we crave when we start thinking about it.Read more
  • recipe Bahamian Fish Chowder
    Michael Fair Oaks, CA 07-28-2009

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    The Reason Why No Fish in Recipe

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I watched Emeril's show today. In the middle of the demo, he said that he is renaming the recipe name by NOT adding any fish... filets. So basically you have a Bahamian Lobster Chowder recipe. He later said that if you want to add fish, add it near the end of the cooking time.Read more
  • recipe Bahamian Fish Chowder
    Mark Summerville, SC 08-30-2007

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    WOW !

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    We used Shrimp,Scallops and Clams w/juice. Substituted jalapeno for scotch bonnets. This is a WOW feast. All flavors meld... perfectly for a fabulous taste.Read more
  • recipe Bahamian Fish Chowder
    Camille Bernhards Bay, NY 07-26-2007

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    Where's the fish

    Rated: 1 stars out of 5
    I read and read this recipe and the only mention of filets was "not to break them up in adding other ingredients. I think... something is missing.Read more
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