Smoked Haddock chowder Easy
Prep: 20 minutes
Cooking: 30 minutes
Serves: 2-4
Serving Suggestion: This is a fantastic warming and filling soup – of you fancy more oomph – add a poached egg as well!
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon of plain oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 leek, finely sliced
- 3 celery sticks, finely sliced
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 2 large potatoes, cubed
- 500ml milk
- 400ml fish stock
- 500g skinless and boneless haddock
- 2 bay leaves
- 10 black peppercorns
- Small can of corn, drained
- To decorate: fresh chives and a drizzle of Truffle Oil
Method
Heat the oil in a heavy based saucepan and fry the onion, garlic, leek and celery until starting to turn golden
Add the potatoes and fry for another few minutes
Pour in the stock and simmer for 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender
In the meantime, place the haddock, bay leaves and peppercorns and milk into a shallow pan, bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes
Lift the fish out with a slotted spoon and leave to cool slightly in a bowl and then carefully flake, leave to one side
Strain the milk into the potato pan
Once the potatoes are nearly cooked, add the corn and heat through for a minute or two
Pour the soup into a blender (reserving a few spoonfuls of the potatoes and corn for a chunkier finish) and blend
Pour back into the pan and add the reserved potatoes and corn followed but the haddock and warm through and pour into bowls
Serve sprinkled with chives and a drizzle of truffle oil