Smoked Haddock Chowder

Smoked Haddock Chowder

Ingredients:

  • 1 Smoked haddock fillet
  • 500ml fish stock
  • 150ml full fat milk
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 50g butter
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 stocks celery chopped
  • 200g potatoes, diced
  • 100 g peeled prawns
  • 100ml cream
  • fresh parsley
  • pinch cayenne pepper

Instructions:

  • place haddock, stock, milk and herbs in a frying pan. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  • Strain and reserve stock. Skin and flake the fish.
  • Melt butter in a saucepan, and gently fry onion and celery until soft.
  • Add potatoes and poaching liquid. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 15 minutes.
  • Stir in the prawns and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add flaked fish, cream and parsley and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Dust with cayenne pepper.

Serve with crusty bread and butter.