Smoked Salmon Chowder Recipe

Smoke Salmon – Preparing Fish

You will want to prepare your smoked salmon ahead of time. This can be done a few days in advance if you desire.

Place one pound of salmon on foil and add salt and pepper to season. Soak hickory wood chips for 30 minutes and then add to the preheated electric smoker at 225 degrees.

Place salmon in the smoker for approx. 2 1/2 hours, depending on the thickness of the salmon.

In addition, bacon can be prepared ahead of time also. Cook bacon in the microwave between two paper towels until crispy. Crumble once cool.

Set both the salmon and bacon aside until ready to use. If not used immediately, refrigerate.

Don’t Have A Smoker

If you don’t have a smoker, you can prepare salmon on a grill and add liquid smoke to obtain a smoky flavor on the fish. Just be cautious when using liquid smoke because a little goes a long way when trying to achieve a natural smokey flavor.

Making Chowder Recipe Fish Included

Now that both the salmon and bacon are prepared let’s make chowder.

Sauté

Approx. one hour before planning to serve, add onion, butter, and garlic in a large soup pot. Sauté until onion is soft.

Add potatoes, broth, creamed corn, evaporated milk, pepper, salt, and dill weed to the pot.

Allow To Simmer

Bring to a boil and reduce temperature allowing the mixture to simmer until potatoes are tender and the soup has thickened.

Add Fish, Cheese & Bacon

Add Grated Cheese and Bacon crumbles.

Break Salmon into bite-size pieces and add them to the mixture.

Stir and allow to simmer for another 10 minutes.

Add additional seasoning as needed.

Serve Smoked Salmon Chowder Fish Recipe

Remove from heat and serve with cornbread or serve in a bread bowl.

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Other Recipes

If you enjoyed this Chowder Recipe, you might also enjoy this Easy Taco Soup Recipe and this Low Country Boil Recipe.

In addition, this Cured Cold Smoked Salmon Recipe is great to make ahead for fall and holiday parties.

This is one of the tastiest chowder recipes I’ve ever tried. It’s not as rich as some that I’ve eaten. I was able to eat the whole bowl.

We served with sweet cornbread muffins with Jalapeño peppers baked on the top.

Stay tuned for an upcoming Chowder Fest Cook-Off, including six different Chowder Recipes.

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