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09/05/2019 Dinner

The Best Vegan Fish Chowder

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There is nothing like seafood chowders! In the summer, you feel like you are at the beach. In the cooler seasons, they are a warm, filling, nutritious soup. This Chesapeake Chowder is the best vegan fish chowder! This version of chowder is slightly Mediterranean inspired, and will go well with Greek and Mediterranean meals. It also would go well with Seafood meals or something as simple as a cheese and bread sandwich. You decide, and let me know how you served it.

Bowl of the best Vegan Fish Chowder. Golden and rich in flavors.

THE STEPS TO MAKING VEGAN CHESAPEAKE FISH CHOWDER

STEP 1

Take all the seasonings (except bay leaves) and blend or mix in a bowl. If you have whole seaweed, then blend it to powdery granules. Set these both aside.

Mixture of seasonings and seaweed gives this chowder immense flavors! I grind the combination of seasonings. I usually use raw dried kelp pieces or wakame pieces, so those get ground, too. It's fine to use the already ground kelp or seaweed.

Seasonings and seaweed ground and put in bowls - waiting to be added to the making of the fish chowder.

STEP 2

Chop up your onions. Add olive oil to large pot and sauté chopped onion for 1 minute. While onions are sautéing, chop up celery. Then add sliced celery. Stir occasionally. Cook until starting to be translucent. About 7 minutes.

Saute of onions and celery.

Grated zucchini and cauliflower rice for vegan fish chowder.

The fish of this chowder is the grated zucchini and cauliflower. The texture and taste brings this chowder along, and builds layers of flavor.

Saute, cooking, and simmering in pot.

Building up the flavors through each step. Sauté, cook and simmer to perfection. Golden fish chowder with creamy, earthy, lemony flavors combined with the sea.

Vegan fish chowder goes from simmering pot to bowl.

Simmering pot to serving bowl. Chopped parsley adds the finishing touch! This makes 8 cups. However, it doesn't last long in our house!

Vegan Fish Chowder. garnished with parsley, in a white bowl on a white and dark gray marble surface.

Vegan Chesapeake Chowder

The best vegan fish chowder. Full of flavor with the hint of sea. Light soup can be served for lunch or dinner course.
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Prep Time 25 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
Course Soup
Cuisine Seafood
Servings 8 cups

Equipment

  • Food processor or grater

Ingredients
  

  • 1 onion chopped
  • 4 celery stalks sliced down the middle length-wise and then thinly sliced
  • 2 zucchini grated /shredded
  • 4 potatoes chopped into small cubes
  • 16 oz shredded cauliflower 1 lb shredded (rice cauliflower would work)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves through a garlic press
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 ½ teaspoon celery seed
  • 1 tablespoon thyme
  • 1 ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ¾ teaspoon sage
  • ⅓ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • ½ teaspoon onion granules
  • shake cayenne tiniest pinch
  • 2 tablespoon seaweed kelp/dulse flakes
  • 1 cup nutritional yeast
  • 4 cups water or vegetable broth
  • 3 cups coconut milk Use less if you want thicker chowder
  • ⅓ cup lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoon coconut aminos
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Take all the seasonings (except bay leaves) and blend or mix in a bowl. If you have whole seaweed, then blend it to powdery granules. Set these both aside.
  • Add olive oil to large pot and saute chopped onion for 1 minute. Then add sliced celery. Stir occasionally. Cook until starting to be translucent. About 7 minutes.
  • Stir in potatoes that have been cut in small cubes. Stir continually. Potatoes will be coated and starting to cook. Cook for just 1 minute.
  • Add 1 cup of water and 2 tablespoon of the herbs and 2 tablespoon of seaweed. Cook for 7 minutes.
  • Stir in shredded zucchini, cauliflower and minced garlic. Add the rest of the water, bay leaves and the remainder of the seasoning mix and the seaweed mix. Cover. Stir every 5 mins. Cook 15 minutes.
  • Add the coconut milk, lemon juice, coconut aminos, and nutritional yeast. Cover, and cook on medium/low for 1 - 1 ½ hours, until vegetables are done.
    However, this can continue to simmer. Simmering is where it all comes together and where the magic happens. If you can let it simmer for 2 hours, it will only get better.
  • Remove bay leaves and discard. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley

Notes

Quick (no stirring or continual adding) Crockpot version - Put all the ingredients in the crockpot and cook overnight on low or put on in the morning and have it ready for dinner. 
Keyword chesapeake chowder, chowder, Seafood, soup, vegan seafood

SERVING TIP: Enjoy the best vegan fish chowder. It's delicious, pure, clean food! In other words, good tasting and good for you! Try this chowder with garlic bread and feta cheese.

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