Fish and chat potato chowder

Somewhere between a soup and stew, this fish and potato chowder will satisfy the hungriest of guests.

Recipe «Fish and chat potato chowder» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 tbsp olive oil, 250g smoked speck,* pancetta or bacon, finely chopped, 1 onion, finely chopped, 1 celery stalk, finely chopped, 1 baby fennel bulb, finely chopped, fronds reserved , 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped, 1 1/2 tbsp plain flour, Pinch of cayenne pepper , 1 cup dry white wine, 8 baby chat potatoes, each cut into 8 pieces, 2 1/2 cups milk, 1 bay leaf, 500g skinless white fish fillets , bones and blood lines removed, flesh cut into large chunks, 1/2 cup pure cream, 2 tbsp roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil 
• 250g smoked speck,* pancetta or bacon, finely chopped 
• 1 onion, finely chopped 
• 1 celery stalk, finely chopped 
• 1 baby fennel bulb, finely chopped, fronds reserved 
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 
• 1 1/2 tbsp plain flour 
• Pinch of cayenne pepper 
• 1 cup dry white wine 
• 8 baby chat potatoes, each cut into 8 pieces 
• 2 1/2 cups milk 
• 1 bay leaf 
• 500g skinless white fish fillets , bones and blood lines removed, flesh cut into large chunks 
• 1/2 cup pure cream 
• 2 tbsp roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley 

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large heavy-based pan over medium-high heat and cook the speck, stirring, for 3-4 minutes, until it is beginning to brown. Reduce the heat to low, then add the onion, celery, fennel and garlic, and cook, stirring, for 4-5 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
2. Add flour and cayenne pepper, if using, and stir until well combined. Pour in the wine and bring to the boil, then simmer over medium heat for 3 minutes or until the liquid is reduced by half. Add the potatoes, milk and bay leaf, and simmer rapidly for 12 minutes over medium-high heat. Stir in the fish and cream, and simmer for a further 5 minutes or until the fish is cooked through. Season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
3. Serve the chowder scattered with parsley and reserved fennel fronds.