Simple seafood chowder

Simple seafood chowder

A chunky, creamy soup with salmon and smoked haddock, mixed shellfish and potatoes - a hearty meal

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat, then add the onion and bacon. Cook for 8-10 mins until the onion is soft and the bacon is cooked. Stir in the flour, then cook for a further 2 mins.
  2. Pour in the fish stock and bring it up to a gentle simmer. Add the potatoes, cover, then simmer for 10-12 mins until the potatoes are cooked through.
  3. Add the mace, cayenne pepper and some seasoning, then stir in the milk.
  4. Tip the fish pie mix into the pan, gently simmer for 4 mins. Add the cream and shellfish, then simmer for 1 min more. Check the seasoning. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve with some crusty bread.

PER SERVING

422 kcalories, protein 41.0g, carbohydrate 21.0g, fat 19.0 g, saturated fat 6.0g, fibre 4.0g, sugar 9.0g, salt 2.3 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2012.

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  • 02 May 2012

    Tilleyflipflop commented on this recipe

    This is delicious so easy and very tasty - you can get away with adding a bit more Cayenne pepper and giving it some spice- don't (unless you really like hot) do what i did and add over a teaspoon - read ingredients wrong trying to multi task too much! Even so was loved by everyone!

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  • 14 May 2012

    Karina rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely flavour and very easy to prepare. My children aged 6, 4 and 1 loved it and I will make it again. I didn't have mace but the result was fantastic.

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  • 15 May 2012

    Stephen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Simple to make and stunning flavour. Thoroughly enjoyed.

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  • 16 May 2012

    WinnieTheRat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy and very tasty. My favorite recipe by far.

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  • 26 May 2012

    Kirstie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very good - we all really enjoyed this.

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  • 20 June 2012

    Edele222 commented on this recipe

    Made this for dinner today, it was gorgeous. It is easy to make and is so tasty!!!!

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  • 01 July 2012

    Lawrence rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just finished this, was lovely! As we live in Holland and have no fish pie mix, we used a small cod fillet and one salmon fillet for 2 persons. Thoroughly enjoyed it and will definately make again.

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  • 28 August 2012

    ValleyBaker46 commented on this recipe

    So yummy and full of flavour! Added more cayenne to give it a bit more kick. Everyone loved it and even wanted more! Served with garlic bread :-) Will deffo make again!

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  • 28 August 2012

    ValleyBaker46 rated this recipe

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  • 28 August 2012

    Soozee rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    So tasty! I added white wine and lots of tabasco instead of cayenne pepper which gave it a real kick. Couldn't get hold of mace but allspice worked well. Will definitely make again!

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  • 12 January 2013

    Angie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty and easy to make, I will definitely make it again :)

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  • 15 January 2013

    Chef commented on this recipe

    It's good to make your own fish stock using the fresh fish bones, also using 1 chilli can add some interesting flavour if you have no mace, the recipe is spot on and would recommend for my restaurant.

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  • 21 January 2013

    charlie2 commented on this recipe

    Do I have to use mace? Also am presuming that this will freeze ok? Help

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  • 21 January 2013

    charlie2 commented on this recipe

    Do I have to use mace? Also am presuming that this will freeze ok? Help

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  • 04 February 2013

    Nobble rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Works really well!

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  • 17 February 2013

    Catherine79 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This went down really well, would definitely make again. My only comment would be that it was a bit thin, could have been a bit thicker. The recipe is really easy to follow. I didn't use any shell fish just some cooked prawns at the end.

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  • 13 April 2013

    badzilla rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A lovely thick chowder and relatively easy to make. I halved the ingredients to make for two. Full recipe review and photo in my blog at http://www.badzilla.co.uk/Easy-Cook--Simple-Seaford-Chowder

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  • 01 May 2013

    DancinC rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Have made this a few times as it's so easy to make even for a terrible cook like me. Loved by all around the table including the kids

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  • 05 May 2013

    FoodFanatic rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely love this simple and delicious recipe. Have made it many times with fabulous results!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion , chopped
  • 100g streaky bacon , chopped
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 600ml fish stock , made from 1 fish stock cube
  • 225g new potatoes , halved
  • pinch mace
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • 300ml milk
  • 320g pack fish pie mix (salmon, haddock and smoked haddock)
  • 4 tbsp single cream
  • 250g pack cooked mixed shellfish
  • small bunch parsley , chopped
  • crusty bread , to serve
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PER SERVING

422 kcalories, protein 41.0g, carbohydrate 21.0g, fat 19.0 g, saturated fat 6.0g, fibre 4.0g, sugar 9.0g, salt 2.3 g

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