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45 g unsalted butter
1 large leek, finely sliced (175 g)
30 g plain (all-purpose) flour
200 ml reduced-salt vegetable stock (200 g)
600 ml water (600 g)
750 g potatoes, peeled and diced
300 g frozen sweetcorn kernels
600 ml milk (618 g)
600 g skinless white fish fillets, cut into 3 cm pieces
8 g chives, snipped
6 slices soft white bread (180 g), crusts trimmed
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Melt the butter in a large saucepan and cook the leek over medium-low heat for 8 minutes, until soft and sweet.
Stir in the flour and cook 1 minute, then add the stock and water gradually, whisking smooth. Most of that liquid is water on purpose: the butter, milk and potato are what make this rich, so the stock does not have to be the salty part.
Add the potato and all the corn and simmer 15-18 minutes, until the potato falls apart when pressed against the side of the pan.
Blend the soup completely smooth, keeping the blender head submerged. Blending all of the corn is deliberate: the kernel skins are the one part that survives any amount of cooking.
Stir in the milk and bring back to a bare simmer.
Lay the fish on the surface, cover and poach 6-8 minutes, until it flakes at the edge of a spoon and has reached at least 63C/145F. Fold it through once only, in large soft flakes.
Serve with chives, pepper and the warm bread.
Safety and storage
Cook to
63°C / 145°F in the centre (fish)
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Colour and clear juices are not a reliable test. Check the thickest part with a thermometer.
Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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A blended sweetcorn and potato chowder with large soft flakes of white fish folded through at the end, with soft bread alongside.
Ingredients
45 g unsalted butter
1 large leek, finely sliced (175 g)
30 g plain (all-purpose) flour
200 ml reduced-salt vegetable stock (200 g)
600 ml water (600 g)
750 g potatoes, peeled and diced
300 g frozen sweetcorn kernels
600 ml milk (618 g)
600 g skinless white fish fillets, cut into 3 cm pieces
8 g chives, snipped
6 slices soft white bread (180 g), crusts trimmed
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
2831 kJ / 676.7 kcal · protein 46.5 g · carbohydrate 68 g · fibre 8.4 g · fat 22.1 g · sodium 517.6 mg
Method
Melt the butter in a large saucepan and cook the leek over medium-low heat for 8 minutes, until soft and sweet.
Stir in the flour and cook 1 minute, then add the stock and water gradually, whisking smooth. Most of that liquid is water on purpose: the butter, milk and potato are what make this rich, so the stock does not have to be the salty part.
Add the potato and all the corn and simmer 15-18 minutes, until the potato falls apart when pressed against the side of the pan.
Blend the soup completely smooth, keeping the blender head submerged. Blending all of the corn is deliberate: the kernel skins are the one part that survives any amount of cooking.
Stir in the milk and bring back to a bare simmer.
Lay the fish on the surface, cover and poach 6-8 minutes, until it flakes at the edge of a spoon and has reached at least 63C/145F. Fold it through once only, in large soft flakes.
Serve with chives, pepper and the warm bread.
Safety and storage
Cook to
63°C / 145°F in the centre (fish)
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Colour and clear juices are not a reliable test. Check the thickest part with a thermometer.
Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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