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‘Fish pie’ soup

‘Fish pie’ soup

With a fish pie mix and ready-prepped potatoes, this hearty chowder-inspired soup can be yours in just over half an hour. Sweet leeks, tart cider and fragrant tarragon make it sing.

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HealthyLow in saturated fat2 of your 5 a day
  • Serves2
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare5 mins
  • Cook25 mins
  • Total time30 mins

Ingredients

  • 400g pack Parmentier potatoes
  • 1 large leek, sliced into 2cm rounds
  • 2 tsp fish sauce
  • 330ml dry cider
  • 260g pack fish pie mix
  • 160g frozen petits pois
  • 3 tbsp half fat crème fraîche
  • 4 sprig/s tarragon, leaves finely chopped
  • 1 lemon, zest and juice of ½, ½ cut into wedges

Method

  1. Melt the butter from the Parmentier potatoes in a heavybased casserole and add the potatoes and leek, stirring to coat in the butter; season and cook for 5 minutes. Bring a kettle of water to the boil. Mix the fish sauce into 250ml just-boiled water and add to the pan with the cider. Bring to the boil, then lower to a simmer and cover with a lid; bubble away for 10-12 minutes until the potatoes are tender.

  2. Tip in the fish pie mix and petit pois, bring back to a simmer and cover with a lid; cook gently for 3-5 minutes or until the fish is cooked through and opaque. Stir through 1 tbsp crème fraîche.

  3. Meanwhile, mix the remaining 2 tbsp crème fraîche, tarragon, lemon zest and juice. Divide the soup between 2 bowls and serve with a dollop of herby crème fraîche, freshly ground black pepper and the lemon wedges on the side for squeezing over.

Cook’s tip

The fish becomes fragile and flaky when cooked, so take care when serving to avoid breaking the chunks up too much.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

2,786kJ/ 664kcals

Fat

21g

Saturated Fat

7.9g

Carbohydrates

60g

Sugars

15g

Fibre

12g

Protein

42g

Salt

2.2g

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