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Salmon Chowder with Cilantro Pesto Recipe
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Salmon Chowder with Cilantro Pesto Recipe

20 ingredients 6 servings openrecipes
Salmon Chowder with Cilantro Pesto Recipe

Chowder usually conjures up images of rubbery clams flanked by mushy potatoes suffocating in a white pool of glop. In this version by chefs Mary Sue Milliken...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1523
Calories
75g
Protein
55g
Fat
177g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 19 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Clam 100g cooked 148
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 bunches cilantro, bottom 2 inches trimmed and coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 2 medium)
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 medium yellow onion, large dice
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and large dice
  • 1 celery stalk, large dice
  • 1 large russet potato, peeled and large dice
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed
  • 4 cups (32 ounces) clam juice
  • 2/3 cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 pounds fresh Copper River salmon, skin removed and large dice
  • 2 dashes Tabasco Sauce, plus more as needed
  • Juice of 1/2 medium lemon, plus more as needed

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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