Prawn and Fennel Chowder
Prawn and Fennel Chowder
INGREDIENTS
Fennel 400 g
Potatoes 1 small, sweet
Shallots 1 - 2
Garlic 1 clove, small
Butter 2 tbsp
Fish stock 250 ml
Vegetable stock 200 - 250 ml
Cream 60 ml
Salt
Pepper
Chili Pepper 1 pinch
Prawns 150 - 200 g, frozen, ready to cook
Pernod a little
Preparation
Wash the fennel bulbs and cut away the stalks and
roots.
Quarter the bulbs, cut out the hard core and cut the rest
into bite-sized pieces.
Peel and dice the sweet potato and cook in
the vegetable stock for about 20 minutes, until soft.
Peel and finely chop the shallots and garlic.
Heat the butter in a large pan and sweat the shallots and fennel, stirring,
until translucent.
Then add the garlic.
Stir in the fish stock, put a lid on the pan and cook for
about 20 minutes, until the fennel is tender.
Put 1/3 of the soup into a liquidiser and liquidise to a
very fine puree.
Then return to the rest of the soup.
Add the sweet potato and the stock it
was cooked in. Stir in the cream.
Add the prawns and cook the soup gently
without a lid for 3 to 5 minutes.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Add a few drops of Pernod to taste and serve
the prawn and fennel chowder in small bowls.
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