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Lighter fish chowder
Photo: Monika Grabkowska

Lighter fish chowder

13 ingredients 20 min + 35 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Lighter fish chowder

A healthier version of the classic American soup that uses salmon and pollack, plus fat-trimmed prosciutto and half-fat crème fraîche

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

548
Calories
51g
Protein
14g
Fat
53g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Haddock 100g cooked 112
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon Thyme juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1½ tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 3 slices prosciutto , trimmed of fat, cut into strips
  • 2-3 leeks , thinly sliced (about 320g trimmed weight)
  • 2 plump garlic cloves , finely chopped
  • 3 thyme sprigs (preferably lemon thyme), plus extra leaves to garnish
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 650g floury potatoes such as Desiree or Maris Piper, unpeeled, scrubbed, sliced 5mm thick
  • 600ml hot vegetable stock from a good-quality cube or powder (we used Marigold bouillon)
  • good pinch of chilli flakes
  • 250g skinless salmon fillets
  • 250g skinless pollack or haddock fillets
  • 3 tbsp half-fat crème fraîche
  • snipped chives , to garnish

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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