Ingredients
450g of white fish/smoked fish fillets, skinned and boned such as cod or pollock225g shellfish such as mussels or prawns
110g salmon
25g butter
55g streaky bacon
1 kilo mixed vegetables – Onion, leek, carrot, diced potatoes
570ml water
570ml milk
7g dillisk
7g carrageen
Salt and freshly milled black pepper
Dillisk
Purple reddish sea vegetable. Dillisk is high in iron.
Carrageen
Bushy reddish purple sea vegetable. Also know as Irish moss, widely available around the Irish coast. Rich in calcium and other essential vitamins and minerals.
Method
Cut all fish into cubes approximately 1cm cubesDice all the vegetables
Cut the streaky bacon into strips
Melt the butter, add the bacon and cook until it is crisp
Add all the vegetables (except the potatoes) and sweat the vegetables - do not colour - for approximately 5 minutes
Add water, dillisk and carrageen and cook for 10 minutes
Add the potatoes and milk
Simmer until the potatoes are soft
Add all the fish, and shellfish, cook for 3-5 minutes
Check seasoning
Serve sprinkled with parsley and chives.
