Skinny Haddock, Bacon and Mushroom Chowder
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
5 - 6
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Skinny Haddock, Bacon and Mushroom Chowder
Description
This chowder starts by frying diced onions and lean bacon in rapeseed oil until softened and flavorful. Mushrooms and crushed garlic are added and cooked briefly before stirring in plain flour to thicken. The base is combined with chicken stock, semi-skimmed milk, sweetcorn, spinach, sliced baby new potatoes, and freshly ground black pepper.
The mixture simmers to tenderize the potatoes before adding bite-sized pieces of haddock or frozen fish pie mix. The chowder simmers further until the fish is cooked through, resulting in a creamy soup with a light broth that still offers texture from vegetables and fish. The bacon adds smokiness, mushrooms bring earthiness, and spinach adds color and nutrients. The chowder is recommended to be served with toast for dipping, complementing the rich flavors.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 2 onion medium, diced
- 4 Bacon diced (fat trimmed, unsmoked rashers
- 250 g mushrooms sliced
- 2 garlic crushed, cloves
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1 g corn drained, tinned
- 300 g baby new potatoes sliced (such as Jersey Royals)
- 200 g spinach about 8 blocks, frozen, leaf
- 300 mls milk semi-skimmed
- 1 ltr chicken stock
- 350 g haddock boneless skinless loin, cut into bite sized chunks, or frozen fish pie mix
- black pepper freshly ground
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onions on a medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Push the onions to the outer edge and add the diced bacon and continue frying until bacon is cooked and onions softened (flipping occasionally with a spatula).
- Stir in the mushrooms and garlic and cook through (about 5 minutes).
- Stir in the flour and cook for another minute.
- Add the stock, milk, sweetcorn, spinach, potato slices and ground pepper.
- Bring to the boil, then lower to a simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the haddock or frozen fish pie mix and continue to simmer for another 10 minutes (or until the fish is cooked).
- Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
- Serve with toast for dunking!
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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