Rainbow Trout Chowder | Foodland Ontario

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 tbsp (22 mL) butter
• 2 slices smoked Ontario Bacon, diced
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) diced Ontario Parsnip
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) diced Ontario Onion
• 1/4 cup (50 mL) diced Ontario Celery
• 2 cloves Ontario Garlic, minced
• 2 Ontario Yellow Flesh Potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1-1/2 tbsp (22 mL) all-purpose flour
• 3 cups (750 mL) fish stock or vegetable broth
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) Ontario Craft Beer, pilsner or lager (optional)
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) chopped fresh Ontario Thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 250 g Ontario Rainbow Trout or Lake White Fish, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) 35% Ontario Whipping Cream
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 slices smoked Ontario Bacon, cooked and chopped