A must-have dish for seafood lovers, our hearty seafood chowder is the perfect thing to fill you up on any day of the week.
Ingredients
- 320g pack fish pie mix (haddock, smoked haddock, salmon)
- 250g pack cooked mixed shellfish
- 100g streaky bacon, chopped
- 1 large onion, diced
- 600ml fish stock
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 225g potatoes, peeled and halved
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- Pinch mace
- 300ml milk
- 4 tbsp
- Small bunch parsley, chopped
- Crusty bread, to serve
Method
- In a large Cooks Professional saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the bacon and onion; fry for a between 8-10 minutes or until the bacon is cooked, and the onions are soft. Stir in the flour and book for another 2 minutes.
- Add the fish stock and bring the chowder to a gentle simmer. Add the potatoes and cover. Simmer for a further 10-12 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked. Stir in the cayenne pepper, mace, and seasoning, then add the milk.
- Add the fish pie mix to the saucepan and simmer for roughly 4 minutes. Next add the cream and the shellfish mix; simmer for a further minute. Check the seasoning and add more if necessary, before removing from the heat. Sprinkle the chopped parsley over the chowder, and serve in bowls with the crusty bread.
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