Bermuda Fish Chowder (easy Version)

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 quarts water
• 1 1/2 lbs fish fillets
• salt, to taste
• thyme, to taste
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 3 large onions, chopped
• 8 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 green peppers, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) can beef consomme
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and diced
• 6 carrots, diced
• 2 ounces goslings black seal rum (or another good dark rum)
• 4 tablespoons pepper sauce (sherry peppers)
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, put the water, fish fillets, salt, and spices. bring to a boil and let simmer for 30-45 minutes.
• 2 in a frying pan, melt butter with oil and briefly saute onions, celery, garlic and green peppers. then add tomatoes and consomme and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
• 3 transfer this mixture to the fish stock and add remaining ingredients. simmer partially covered for 2 hours.
• 4 adjust seasoning. serve soup piping hot and pass around the sherry peppers sauce and black rum to add accordingly.