Seafood Chowder

Ingredients

•   butter, for frying

•   1 small onion, diced

•   1 leek, trimmed and diced

•   1 small carrot, diced

•   1 potato, cubed

•   120 millilitres white wine

•   450 millilitres fish stock

•   225 grams mixed fresh fish fillets (cod, haddock, hake, or salmon), skinned and cut into bite-sized pieces

•   175 grams raw Dublin bay prawns and mussels, scrubbed clean

•   1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

•   175 millilitres cream

•   salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

Method

1.   Add some butter to a large saucepan over medium heat. After 1 minute, add the onion, leek, carrot, and potato, Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until softened slightly.

2.   Add the wine and reduce by half.

3.   Add the stock. Bring to a simmer, and then add the fish fillets and shellfish.

4.   Return to a simmer, and then add the parsley and cream.

5.   Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove any unopened mussels.

6.   Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot with buttered brown bread.