Fish Chowder With 'piri-piri' Sauce And Fennel Salad

Ingredients

Ingredients For the fish chowder
  • 2-3 tbsp olive oil

  • 2 onions, peeled, finely chopped

  • pinch sea salt

  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled, finely chopped

  • 100g/3½oz cooking chorizo, skin removed, roughly chopped

  • 1 medium red chilli, finely sliced

  • reserved fennel stem, finely chopped (see below)

  • 1 red pepper, seeds removed, sliced

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 2 large floury potatoes, such as Maris Piper or King Edward, peeled, chopped

  • pinch saffron threads, infused in 1 glass dry white wine

  • 500ml/17fl oz fish stock or vegetable stock

  • 1 x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes

  • 8-12 fresh prawns, heads and shells removed, de-veined

  • 450g/1 lb cod fillet, skin removed, chopped

  • 8-12 mussels, rinsed, cleaned, de-bearded (discard any mussels that do not close tightly when tapped)

For the fennel salad
  • 1 fennel bulb, finely sliced, stem reserved for chowder, green fronds reserved for the piri-piri sauce

  • 1 red chilli, finely chopped

  • bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, leaves only

  • ½ lemon, juice only

For the 'piri-piri' sauce
  • reserved green fennel fronds, finely chopped (see above)

  • 6 small fresh red chillies, finely chopped

  • 3 ripe tomatoes, skins removed, chopped

  • 1 tsp salt flakes

  • 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic, plus 1 garlic clove, peeled and cut in half

  • 4-6 tbsp olive oil

  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar

For the bread
  • 4-6 thick slices crusty white bread

  • 4-6 tbsp olive oil

  • large pinch salt

For the sea bass
  • 4-6 wild sea bass fillets (about 500g/1 lb in total), skin scored several times using a sharp knife

  • 3-4 tbsp olive oil

  • salt, to taste

  • ½ lemon

Description

Recipe Uses 2-3 Tbsp Olive Oil , 2 Onions, Peeled, Finely Chopped , Pinch Sea Salt, 3 Garlic Cloves, Peeled, Finely Chopped, 100g/3½oz Cooking...

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