Seafood Chowder

Ingredients:
  • 8 cups water
  • 500g fish fillets
  • 1-2 doz mussels
  • Assorted seafood medley bits
  • 3oz butter
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1tsp curry powder
  • 1/3 cup tomato paste or sauce
  • 2tsp salt
  • 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
  • 2/3 cup cream
  • Pepper and salt to taste
  • 2 tbs chopped parsley


Method

  • Put water, fish fillets into a large pan, bring to boil.
  • Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Strain the water off and keep aside. Place fish in a container and cover. Put aside.
  • Heat butter in a large pan, add curry powder, and flour.
  • Stil until combined.
  • Remove from heat and add the fish stock. Stil until combined.
  • Return pan to heat and add the tomato paste, potatoes and carrots. Stir until mixture boils.
  • Reduce heat, simmer gently covered for about 30 minutes, season with pepper.
  • Cut mussels and seafood medley.
  • Flake the cooked fish fillets.
  • Add mussels, fish and seafood, cream.
  • Simmer a further 5 minutes uncovered.
  • Add parsley stir until combined.
  • [optional] pour into a liquidiser