Smoked Haddock Chowder

Ingredients:

• 2 onions
• 1 large leek
• 4 garlic cloves
• 4 potatoes
• 2 ears of corn
• 1 large carrot
• 4 smoked haddock fillets
• 500ml milk
• 250ml white wine
• 400ml water or fish stock
• 40 ml lemon juice
• Fresh parsley
• Salt and black pepper

Steps:

Finally chop the onions and garlic and dice the potatoes into cubes. Place a pot on the stove on medium heat, add half of the chopped onions and potatoes, then add the milk and the haddock fillets. Let it simmer gently to poach the haddock. Once the haddock is poached remove it from the pot, flake and set aside. Continue to boil the onions and potatoes until the potatoes are soft.

To a separate pot, add in some olive oil and a tbsp butter, the remaining onions and garlic and chopped leeks. Let the onions and leeks sweat, then add the corn, finely chopped carrots and remaining potatoes. Let this gently simmer then add the white wine. Once the alcohol has cooked out, add in the Fish stock. If you do not have fish stock, add 15ml of fish sauce and 400ml water. Let everything simmer.

In the meantime blend the onions and potatoes that have been cooking in the haddock infused milk, until completely smooth and add this mixture to the pot of vegetables along with the lemon juice. Once the potatoes and carrots are soft, add the flaked haddock pieces that’s been set aside, to the chowder. Let everything cook together on a gentle heat for a further 10 mins, so all the flavours can mix and develop. Season with salt and black pepper to taste and garnish with fresh parsley.

Enjoy!