Simple seafood chowder

• vegetable oil↗1 tbsp tbsp
• large onion↗1

  chopped

• streaky bacon↗100g g

  chopped

• plain flour↗1 tbsp tbsp
• fish stock↗600ml ml

  made from 1 fish stock cube

• new potato↗225g g

  halved

• mace↗ pinch
• cayenne pepper↗ pinch
• milk↗300ml ml
• pack fish320g g

  pie mix (salmon, haddock and smoked haddock)

• single cream↗4 tbsp tbsp
• pack cooked mixed shellfish↗250g g
• parsley↗

  chopped

• crusty bread↗

  to serve

Step-by-step instructions

1. 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. 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. 3

   Add the mace, cayenne pepper and some seasoning, then stir in the milk.

4. 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.