Prawn chowder with mashed potato recipe

Ingredients

  • 400g can sweetcorn, drained
  • 500g floury potato, cubed
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 bunch spring onions, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 600ml vegetable stock
  • 200g small peeled prawn, defrosted if frozen
  • 4 rashers streaky bacon

Method

  • Tip the corn into a food processor and blend to a purée. Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain, mash with the milk and season to taste. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan, add most of the spring onions and fry for 2 mins until softened. Add the corn, tomato purée, paprika and stock. Bring to the boil, simmer for 5 mins, then stir in the prawns.

  • Grill the bacon until crisp. Divide the soup between 4 bowls and spoon the mash into the centre of each. Break up the bacon and scatter over the top with the remaining spring onions.

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