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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal363
  • fat14g
  • saturates6g
  • carbs40g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre4g
  • protein23g
  • salt3.42g
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Method

  • step 1

    Put the fish in a deep frying pan with the bay leaf and 600ml/1 pint boiling water. Cover and simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave to stand, covered, for a further 5 minutes. Drain, reserving the liquid, then flake the fish.

  • step 2

    Heat the oil and butter in a deep saucepan. Add the vegetables and garlic and fry over a high heat until starting to soften. Stir in the thyme and the reserved cooking liquid and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until the vegetables have softened.

  • step 3

    Pour half the soup into a bowl and mash with a potato masher or fork. Return to the pan with the milk and fish. Simmer for 3 minutes, taste and season if needed. Sprinkle with chopped parsley to serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2003

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Sandyoct44

question

Can you make the base in advance and cook the fish just before needed? I want to get ahead for a lunch party

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. Yes you can, although you do need to cook the fish at this stage to get the cooking liquid for the base. You can reserve the flaked, cooked fish in the fridge and then just stir this gently through the reheated base and simmer for a few more minutes until the fish is…

marg_thompson55870

This soup is divine. I was short a couple of the leeks and maybe 100g of potatoes. I rendered down about 50g of fine diced guanciale with the butter and olive oil, and to thicken it up added a couple of spoons of sourdough starter at the end. Used a tin of sweet corn as we had no fresh or frozen.…

pickeringdon

question

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d4ngeorgejapltC7K

question

Recipie says boiling water. Should this not be the milk?

ipete

I was wondering the same thing. Nothing as annoying as inconsistent recipes. Disappointed BBC GF didn’t bother replying to this.

SURREY 102010

je suis française j'adore cette soupe que ma belle fille anglaise m'a fait goûter je la fais souvent

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