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Smoked Haddock Potato Chowder

March 18, 2017

Creamy smoked haddock potato chowder that’s simple to cook and makes a hearty, comforting meal.Smoked haddock potato chowder: Flavoured with mustard and garlic, this easy recipe makes a warming soup that's hearty enough for a full meal. Smoked haddock potato chowder: Flavoured with mustard and garlic, this easy recipe makes a warming soup that's hearty enough for a full meal.

Good morning (or afternoon, or evening, or whenever you’re reading this…), how’s everyone today? I’ve just woken up after a restless night of dreaming about being late/forgetting my running shoes/some other disaster ahead of my half marathon tomorrow!

Funny how our brains work like that eh? Anyway, I decided to take advantage of being awake early to get up and finish off this blog post.

Smoked haddock potato chowder: Flavoured with mustard and garlic, this easy recipe makes a warming soup that's hearty enough for a full meal.

After posting about ‘blogger burnout’ and how I’d lost the joy in cooking a little recently, I took some time to look through my cookbooks for a bit of inspiration.

The inspiration for this smoked haddock potato chowder comes from a soup in Gill Meller’s ‘Gather’. I’ve made quite a few changes:

  • kale instead of leek (too many bad memories of huge chunks of soggy leek floating in school dinner soups!)
  • no coriander (because Ricky claims it tastes like soap & sometimes I pander to him…)
  • the addition of potatoes to make this into a more hearty meal
  • and mustard because it just goes SO well with smoky flavours

Smoked haddock potato chowder: Flavoured with mustard and garlic, this easy recipe makes a warming soup that's hearty enough for a full meal.

Smoked haddock potato chowder: Flavoured with mustard and garlic, this easy recipe makes a warming soup that's hearty enough for a full meal.

In making this I really rediscovered what  I love about cooking. That is, taking an idea and tweaking it to get something that tastes just how you imagine. I’ve never been good at following recipes to a tee, but this is what I do enjoy.

So, I made this and immediately felt what I’d been missing: that need to share the recipe because it was SO good. Funny how getting back to basics and taking a bit of pressure off can do wonders.

Anyway, all that is to say that this smoked haddock potato chowder is a recipe I’m really in love with. It’s simple and comforting, made in one pot for no fuss, and substantial enough to make a full meal by itself.

Smoked haddock potato chowder: Flavoured with mustard and garlic, this easy recipe makes a warming soup that's hearty enough for a full meal.

Smoked Haddock Potato Chowder

Yield: 2 servings

Smoked Haddock Potato Chowder

Ingredients

  • 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 15g unsalted butter
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 200g baby potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 500ml vegetable stock
  • 2 skinless smoked haddock fillets
  • 100g sweetcorn
  • 50g kale, shredded
  • 1/4 tsp salt (or to taste)
  • 2 tsp mustard
  • 100ml double cream

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil and butter in a large pot then add the onion and garlic. Cook over a medium heat until the onions have softened, about 3-4 minutes.
  2. Add the potatoes and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until just tender, about 10 minutes.
  3. Add the haddock, sweetcorn and kale and continue to cook until the fish easily flakes apart, about 4-5 minutes.
  4. Remove from the heat and stir in the salt, mustard and double cream. Divide between two bowls to serve.
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  1. Debs says

    August 14, 2020 at 5:42 pm

    The coriander soap is a thing! I have it too. It means we have a different kind of taste bud and it shifts the flavour of coriander. Who knew? I found some scientific journal articles about it to convince my husband I wasn’t just being weird 😉 a friend has just recommend this recipe more relevantly. It sounds great!

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