Cullen Skink (Scottish Smoked Haddock Chowder)
"Cullen is a wee town in the north east of Scotland and Cullen Skink is traditionally made with Finnan haddock, chunks of potatoes and onions. The word skink means soup or stew. I found this recipe on a Scottish website. Enjoy!"
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 10 fluid ounces milk
- 1 small handful flat leaf parsley, about 1/2 cup
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 lb undyed smoked haddock
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup mashed potatoes, leftover or cooked fresh
- salt and white pepper
directions
- Pour the milk into a large saucepan. Remove the leaves from the parsley and add the stalks to the milk. Finely chop the leaves and keep to one side. Add the bay leaf and the haddock to the milk.
- Bring the milk to a gentle boil and cook for 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and leave for 5 minutes for the herbs to infuse their flavour into the milk.
- Remove the haddock from the milk with a slotted spoon and put to one side. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve and reserve the herb-infused milk.
- Heat the butter in another saucepan, add the onions and cook gently until translucent about 5 mins, taking care not to burn them.
- Add the milk to the onions, then add the potato and stir until totally incorporated into the milk and should be a thick, creamy consistency.
- Flake the smoked haddock into meaty chunks taking care to remove any bones you may find. Add to the soup.
- Add the chopped parsley leaves to the soup and bring to a gentle simmer and cook for a further 4 - 5 minutes. Do not over stir. If over stirred then you will break up the fish too much.
- Taste the soup and add salt and pepper as needed, be careful with the salt, the fish will impart quite a salty flavour all on its own.
- Serve hot with crusty bread.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Nif_H
Canada
I love great food and I particularly like trying cuisines new to me! Although I don't prepare as much food as I used to, creating in my kitchen is still one of my favourite things to do. Enjoy!
