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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is worth making your own fish stock for. Any white fish fillets can be used. Ingredients:
25 g butter |
25 g flour |
550 ml fish stock |
salt |
white pepper |
1 garlic clove, crushed |
450 g cooked white fish fillets, skinned de boned, flaked |
175 g peeled prawns (shrimp) |
salt |
white pepper |
75 ml cream |
50 g butter |
Directions:
1. Melt the butter and stir in the flour. Cook for 1 minute, then pour in the stock and stir away from the heat.
2. Season with salt and pepper, then add the crushed garlic, cover the pan and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Reserve a few prawns for garnish, then pound the rest in a mortar and pestle.
4. Add the fish and pounded prawns to the sauce and simmer covered for a further 10 minutes.
5. Puree the soup in a blender, food processor or use a stick blender.
6. Return the soup to the saucepan checking the seasonings, add salt and pepper if necessary.
7. Add the cream to the soup and reheat gently.
8. Serve garnished with the reserved prawns.
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