A big hit in our house, all stick a spoon in and share the delicious fish chowder straight from the bread bowl! Fish Chowder Bread Boat is my son’s favourite of all our recipes!
On the other hand, if you are not the sharing type? Either spoon out into separate bowls or instead of the large Tiger loaf buy a little cob/bun for each person?
The perfect comfort food, now the cold dark nights are coming in! Red Potatoes with the skin left on, in addition to sweetcorn gives the dish splashes of colour.
Fish Chowder Bread Boat – step by step pictures
What fish to use in Fish Chowder?
Fish Pie mix is perfect for this dish, already chopped & mixed. It worked out cheaper to buy, than separate packs of cod, salmon & haddock.
We also used a packet of seafood mix, which has prawns, squid rings and mussels already de-shelled and cooked. We find it easier to buy deshelled so no messing around. However, you can use raw and shelled seafood. Just remember to add into the chowder at the same time as the fish to ensure enough time to cook!
Cheat ingredients for Fish Chowder – Gia Puree
Gia Garlic Puree & Gia Chilli Puree are available from most supermarkets. Perfect to save the time and hassle of chopping/pureeing the garlic and chilli yourself.
Great products, I highly recommend them. Taste just as good as fresh ingredients.
If you like a bit more of a kick to your fish chowder add more chilli. One of our kids is not a fan of spicy foods, therefore we kept it fairly mild, to be sure it would be enjoyed by all.
What bread to use for chowder?
We used a large tiger loaf, but any thick-crusted bread loaf or cob would do.
| French Bread Sourdough Ciabatta | Tiger Loaf Polish Rye Crusty rolls |
How to prepare bread for Chowder
Cut a big rectangle in the Bread making sure not to cut all the way through to the bottom.
As illustrated by the picture above, cut the rectangle into smaller 2-inch sections. Push your fingers in deep to gently pull each chunk out. Serve on the side for dipping into the fish chowder.
Fish Chowder Bread Boat
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 60 grams (1/4 cup) smoked pancetta chopped
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 tsp Gia garlic puree or 2 garlic clove
- 1 tsp Gia chilli puree or 1 red chilli minced
- 1 bouquet garni
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 350 ml (1 ⅓cup) fish stock
- 50 ml (¼ cup) white wine
- 2 medium red potatoes (chopped) any potatoes will work
- 175 ml (¾ cup) full fat milk
- 1 tin sweetcorn drained
- 300 grams fish pie mix salmon,cod,smoked haddock cubes
- 350 grams (11oz) seafood mix prawns, mussels, squid rings
- 150 ml (⅔ cup) double cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- 1 tiger bread
- 1/2 tsp paprika
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large casserole dish, add the the pancetta, cook for 2 minutes.Add the onion, garlic and chilli and stir together for 5 mins until soft onions are soft. Add the wine and wait for it to start to evaporate.
- Add plain flour mix in, then keep on stirring while adding the Fish stock followed by potatoes,milk, bouquet garni, paprika, parsley and pepper to taste.
- Allow to simmer for 12 mins, meanwhile start to prepare your tiger bread boat by cutting an opening at the top making a big hole to pour the fish chowder inside (see picture for instruction).Don't forget to keep the cut out bit of the loaf for dipping into the chowder that's the best bit.
- Place the fish pie mix (salmon,cod and smoked haddock) to the dish and simmer for a further 7 mins until the fish is cooked throughout.
- Add the seafood selection, cream and sweetcorn, simmer for 3-5 mins until all heated.
- Remove the Bouquet garni from the dishPour the fish chowder inside your tiger bread boat with a garnish of parsley and pepper to taste
Nutrition
We hope you enjoy our Fish Chowder Bread Boat as much as we do? Check out our other recipes for more delicious dinner ideas. Succulent fish and shellfish served in a Tiger loaf
Fish CHOWDELICIOUS again so good and a very easy recipe to make a perfect sharing meal nice one flawless 👍❤️
This is a recipe that I didn’t know that I need until now! Bread and potatoes with my chowder? Yes please! I can’t wait to try this out.
Thank you Christen, let us know how you get on. I’m sure you will love it!
Love fish chowder! Can’t wait to try this.
A family favourite!
Such a fun crowd pleasing recipe! This would be perfect for entertaining, or even a fun family meal. The flavors are so robust also!
Totally agree with you Tamara!
Fish chowder in a fun bread boat – great way to serve for a dinner party.
Even my fussy eater of a daughter joins in with this recipe!
This looks amazing! I love chowders and bread boats.
This is right up your street then! x
I’ve never seen a recipe quite like this before. Sounds delicious and looks so pretty too!
Hi Patrice
Thank you for your comment, this is one of my favourites for when friends come over!
Wow this fish chowder would be a fabulous dish for a dinner party. I love how you’ve served it in a bread boat! On my to make list for sure!
Hi Jacqueline
Thank you for your comment, we loved this recipe, please let me know what you think if you make it at home
I love the way you’re serving this in a bread bowl, simply awesome! Oh… and the chowder sounds fabulous!
Hi Simone
Thank you for your comment
Please let us know what you think if you make this recipe, we absolutely loved it!!
OMG I need this recipe!!! I love fish chowders but I have never ventured to make it myself. This looks perfect and totally doable. Plus, the looks of it in that bread, yum, yum, yum!!
Hi Sonila
Thank you for your comment
I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did, it was lush!!!
This so reminds me of clam chowder served in bread bowls in San Francisco, but this one looks exceptionally creamy and rich. That’s a gorgeous choice of bread to serve it in, too.
Hi Beth
Thanks for your comment
That clam chowder sounds good, would love to try that!!
Let us know what you think of our chowder if you make it!
Looks like the perfect fall meal, love the bread boat!
Thank you, no washing up required!! All gets eaten up even the soggy bottom!
Holy moly! This was such a showstopper… everyone was so excited to see this giant bread in the center of the table. We all loved it… it was so hearty and healthy. Will be making it again!
Hi Candice
Thank you for your comment, I’m glad the fish chowder boat was a showstopper for you!!
Wow, what a flavorful and delicious looking meal that is. Love that you served the chowder in a bread boat – looks awesome.
Hi Pavani
Thank you for your comment, glad you liked the recipe!!
This looks soooo good! And so easy to make. I will definitely give this recipe a try. My family will love it too, I’m sure!
It’s a firm favourite in our family! My son requests it all the time!
Wow, this brad boat looks great. Thank you for giving detailed step wise instructions.
Our pleasure, it is delicious give it a go x