Belly Bytes  

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3/4 cup coarsely chopped onion
1/2 cup coarsely chopped celery
1 cup sliced carrots
2 cups potatoes, raw, peeled and cubed
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon paprika
2 cups bottled clam juice
8 whole peppercorns
1 bay leaf
1 pound fresh or frozen (thawed) cod or haddock fillets, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
1/4 cup flour
3 cup low-fat (1%) milk
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add onion and celery and saute about 3 minutes. Add carrots, potatoes, thyme, paprika, and clam broth. Wrap peppercorns and bay leaves in cheese cloth. Add to pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.

Add fish and simmer an additional 15 minutes, or until fish flakes easily and is opaque. Remove fish and vegetables; break fish into chunks. Bring broth to a boil and continue boiling until volume is reduced to 1 cup. Remove bay leaves and peppercorns.

Shake flour and 1/2 cup low-fat (1%) milk in a container with a tight-fitting lid until smooth. Add to broth in saucepan with remaining milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and is thickened.

Return vegetables and fish chunks to stock and heat thoroughly. Serve hot, sprinkled with chopped parsley.

Recipe yields 8 servings Rockport Fish Chowder; serving size 1 cup.

Each serving provides: Calories: 186, Total fat: 6g, Saturated fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 34mg, Sodium: 302mg

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