Potato and Seafood Chowder
Ingredients
1 onion finely chopped
200 gms of peeled and finely diced potato
100 gms finely diced carrot
100 gms finely diced celery
50 gms butter
3 litres fresh fish stock
150 gms mussels (cooked, black shell)
150 gms fish, chopped
200ml cream
3 tbs freshly chopped herbs
100 gms prawns, peeled and shelled
75 gms butter
75 gms flour
Directions
Bring stock to the boil. In 50 gms of butter lightly sauté onion, carrot, potato, celery until translucent.
Off the heat, add 75 gms flour and butter. Then add all stock and leave to sit for 4 minutes.
Return to heat and gently wisk.
Once boiling again, reduce heat to simmer for 45 minutes, add raw seafood and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
Add Mussels, cream, herbs and season with salt and white pepper to taste.
*Any seafood can be added or substituted and a handful of chopped smoked bacon can be added for extra flavour.
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