Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 100g streaky bacon, chopped
- 200g potato, chopped into small pieces
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 600ml milk
- 400ml chicken stock
- 300g smoked haddock, skinned and cut into 1cm pieces
- 325g can sweetcorn, drained
For the herby garlic bread
- 1 baguette
- 140g butter, softened
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- small pack flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
Method
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Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Mix together the butter, garlic and half the flat-leaf parsley, then spread the mix between diagonal cuts in the baguette. Wrap the bread in foil and set to one side.
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Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Fry the onion and bacon for about 5 mins until softened, then add the potato and cook for another 5 mins. Meanwhile, put the garlic bread in the oven and cook for 15 mins, opening the foil for the last 5 mins to brown.
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Stir the flour into the bacon and potato, and cook for a couple of mins, then gradually add the milk and stock. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10-15 mins until the potato is almost cooked. Add the haddock and sweetcorn to the pan, and simmer for a further 5 mins. Stir the remaining parsley into the chowder and serve alongside the garlic bread.