Fish Soup / Chowder

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 celery rib, chopped (include the leaves!)
• 14 cup flour
• 12 cup white wine
• 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 4 cups fish stock (or vegetable stock)
• 3 medium russet potatoes, peeled and diced small
• 2 lbs cod fish fillets, cut into bite-size pieces (or use tilapia or any other mild white fish)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon dried tarragon (use twice as much fresh)
• 18 teaspoon paprika
• 14 teaspoon pepper
• salt, if needed, to taste
• 34 cup half-and-half or 34 cup milk