Reviewed: May 1, 2012

Homemade celery salt (1/2 Himalayan salt, 1/2 toasted crumbled celery leaves), 1 Bay leaf, fresh black pepper, tilapia fillets (they don't eat poop, unlike catfish), & 2 c. shredded medium cheddar. Tasted fantastic & we ate way too much of it. I cooked the celery with the onions but forgot to add the broth & H2O till close to the end, after the fish was cooked, yet it still came out well. Also cooked it longer so the potatoes & carrots would be soft. Next time will eat it with brown rice & lots of water to try to avoid pigging out on it again. :)

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Spool Saver

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2012

Took a leap of faith and tried this out with 4 Swai fillets I bought on a whim and WOW am I impressed! Only changes I made were to increase the celery salt, salt, and pepper to taste and add marjoram, basil, oregano, parsley (about 1/2-1 tsp of each), 1 fresh thyme sprig, 1 bay leaf, and a dash paprika to the spices. Also, I didn't have any celery on hand so I used frozen peas instead and I used Mexican blend shredded cheese. It's soooo good!!

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Abbie

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Rochester, New York, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2011

Very nice. I agree with another cook that suggested a dash of curry. It made the dish. I also added garlic, bay leaf, parsley, hot sauce and paprika. This recipe will be a good base for other seafoods or meat.

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nolagyrl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2011

Wow. Just, wow. I've never eaten fish soups. I'm pretty particular about my fish and am always fearful of "fishy" fish, in smell or taste, thus the idea of fish in a chowder made me very nervous. I don't even like clam chowder! But, I wanted to do something different with the catfish in the freezer so I thought I'd give this a try. Boy, am I glad I did!! It was so delicious! I cooked it exactly as is, only adding a pinch or so of garlic powder (I can't help it..). Then, when I poured it into the bowls to serve, I added a dash of dried parsley and a sprinkle of creole seasoning (based on another review). Perfection! Interestingly, I couldn't taste the fish at all! Just cheesy, creamy, potato-y, yumminess. Thanks! (Next time I'll add a little more of the creole because I liked the little bit of spice but it's totally not necessary..)

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SailorJane

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2011

I only had about 3/4 lb catfish and I felt it was plenty. I very nice chowder recipe. Not too heavy. I might try adding some corn next time or maybe a bit of curry. Update. Made this again, actually forgot I had made it before until went to review! Used 1/2 tsp curry and it was lovely. Also left out the water and used two packets of boulion with 1 c water. Only used 1/4 c regular flour.

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pamjlee

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Living In: London, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2010

Great soup! Added some cajun seasoning and a splash of Tapatio and it was delicious!

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Carolyn

Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2010

My boyfriend had me rate this 5 stars which is a very big deal! I added some extra ingredients: a couple tablesoons of Cajun seasoning (didn't measure), a bay leave, and a couple teaspoons of curry powder (also didn't measure). The curry powder makes it - it's what changed the vote from a 4 to a 5. Also cooked the veggies longer so they were soft. Excellent recipe!

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heamhous

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2010

Easy and tasty recipe.

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PAMINMI

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Palos Hills, Illinois, USA

Living In: Gladstone, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2010

I thought the flavor of this was very very good, but it was pretty watery, I suppose being a chowder, I was expecting it to be a bit thicker.

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cooksfor6

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Columbus, Montana, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2010

I didn't really like this. I guess I just don't like fish in soup, personal preference. Also, the milk I used separated and it sort of looked like gruel. I had some catfish to use up and didn't want to make fried catfish, but thanks for letting me try something different.

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