Mussel chowder with cod & cider

Name: Mussel chowder with cod & cider
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 1 kg mussels; 500 ml dry cider; 30g butter; 2 leeks cut into rings; 400g potatoes peeled cut into chunks; 100ml double cream; 400 g skinless cod in chunks; Squeeze lemon juice, parsley to serve

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Prep:20minCook:40min

Delicious Diana Henry recipe. Feeds 4 as a main course.

Updated at: Sat, 09 Sep 2023 14:25:03 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories491.5 kcal (25%)

Total Fat21.7 g (31%)

Carbs26 g (10%)

Sugars2.7 g (3%)

Protein34.6 g (69%)

Sodium511.3 mg (26%)

Fiber2.2 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1kgmussels

500mldry cider

30gbutter

2leeks

cut into rings

400gpotatoes

peeled cut into chunks

100mldouble cream

Instructions

Step 1

Clean scrub mussels. Put in saucepan add cider. Bring to boil and simmer until open. Melt butter in gravy based pan add leeks and potatoes. Cover and sweat for 15 mins adding splash of water. Remove mussels from cider and take majority out of shells. Leave a few to top dish at end. Add cider and mussel juice to leek and potatoes simmer until tender. Gently mash to thicken sauce. Add cream and cod and poach for 2/3 mins. Add mussels and heat through. Season with salt and pepper and squeeze of lemon juice. Scatter with parsley and serve with fresh bread.