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ANDREW FAIRLIE RECIPES

POTATO, SMOKED HADDOCK & LEEK SOUP - 60 minutes

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SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS

  • 600g Peeled Rooster Potatoes, cut into large dice (2cm)
  • 600g Undyed smoked haddock
  • 1 Onion finely chopped
  • 3 Leeks sliced
  • 750 ml Water
  • 75ml Double cream
  • 25g Butter
  • 4 Spring onions sliced
  • Bouquet Garni

METHOD

  1. Put the haddock, chopped onion and bouquet garni into a saucepan, cover with water and bring to a simmer. Skim the surface of any froth, simmer for 5 minutes.
  2. Lift the haddock from the pan, remove any skin and bones, flake the haddock and return the skin and bones to the water and simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. Strain the fish stock.
  4. Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan, add the washed and sliced leeks, cook until just soft, add the potatoes and continue to cook for another 3 minutes.
  5. Add the fish stock and simmer gently until potatoes are tender.
  6. Add the double cream and bring to the boil, add the haddock, check for seasoning.
  7. Divide into bowls and sprinkle the spring onions on top.