Smoked cockle soup
By: Kevin Dundon From: Heaven's Kitchen At Large
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Smoked cockle soup
- Prep time:
- 10 mins
- Cook time:
- 25 mins
- Serves:
- 4
Kevin Dundon's hearty chowder is packed with chunky vegetables and shellfish - delicious with a hunk of buttered bread
Ingredients
- 25g Butter
- 1 small Onion, diced
- 1 leek, trimmed and diced
- 1 small Carrot, diced
- 1 potato, cubed
- 50g sliced Smoked salmon, cut into julienne (long thin strips)
- 120ml dry White wine
- 450 ml tarragon scentedfish stock or water
- 225g smoked cockles
- 1 tbsp chopped flat leaf Parsley
- 175ml Cream
- freshly ground salt and black pepper
Method
1. Heat a large pan over a medium heat. Add the butter and once it is foaming, tip in the onion, leek, carrot, potato and smoked salmon. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until softened.2. Pour the wine into the pan and allow to bubble down and reduce by half. Add the fish stock or water and bring to a simmer, then add the cockles.
3. Return the pan to a simmer and add the parsley and cream, then season to taste. Cover with a lid and simmer gently for another 2-3 minutes.
4. To serve, ladle the chowder into warmed serving bowls, piling plenty of the fish and shellfish into the centre of each one.
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