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Fish chowder with 'piri-piri' sauce and fennel salad

Fish chowder with 'piri-piri' sauce and fennel salad comes together with Salt Flakes and Red Wine Vinegar. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Ingredients

• 1 tsp
• 2 tbsp

Method (preview)

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   For the fish chowder, heat the olive oil in a large, lidded saucepan over a medium heat.

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   Add the onions, salt and garlic and fry for 2-3 minutes, or until softened.

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   Add the chorizo and chilli and continue to fry for 3-4 minutes, or until the chorizo is crisp and has darkened in colour.

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   Add the chopped fennel stem and red pepper and season, to taste, with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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   Continue to fry for 2-3 minutes.

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   Add the chopped potatoes and fry for 3-4 minutes, or until coloured.

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   Add the wine and saffron mixture to the pan, scraping any browned bits up from the bottom of the pan to deglaze.

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   Add the stock and all of the canned tomatoes and bring the mixture to a simmer.

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   Continue to simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and the volume of liquid has reduced by half.

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    Add the prawns, cod and mussels, cover the pan with a lid and bring the mixture back to a simmer.

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    Steam for 4-5 minutes, or until the mussels have opened (discard any mussels that do not open during cooking).

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    Meanwhile, for the fennel salad, in a glass or ceramic bowl, mix together the sliced fennel, chopped red chilli and parsley leaves until well combined.

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    Squeeze over the lemon juice and mix well to coat the vegetables.

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    Set aside.

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    Meanwhile, for the 'piri-piri' sauce, in a bowl, mix together the fennel fronds, chillies, tomatoes and garlic.

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    Season, to taste, with salt.

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    Drizzle over the olive oil and red wine vinegar and stir to combine.

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    Heat a griddle pan over a medium heat.

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    When the pan is hot, add the bread slices, in batches, and grill for 1-2 minutes on each side, or until golden-brown griddle marks appear on both sides.

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    Repeat the process with the remaining batches of bread slices.

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    Keep warm.

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    Heat a griddle pan over a high heat.

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    When the pan is hot, add the sea bass fillets, skin-side down and griddle for 2-3 minutes, or until the skin is crisp.

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    Turn the fish fillets over and fry for a further minute, or until the sea bass is cooked through. Drizzle over the lemon juice.

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    To serve, spoon the fish chowder equally among four to six serving bowls.

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    Place one of the sea bass fillets on top of each serving.

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    Sprinkle over the chopped parsley.

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    Serve the bread alongside, with the 'piri-piri' sauce spooned over it.