Carrot & Fennel Monkfish Soup
Jack Munn
Category
Lunch
Cuisine
English
Servings
2
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
55 minutes
This seasonal monkfish soup is so deliciously warming. Served with a piece of cheese on toast and you can’t go wrong.
Ingredients
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500g monkfish tail or cheeks, skinned
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olive oil
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1 onion
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1 leek
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1 bulb fennel
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1 large carrot
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4 garlic cloves
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4 medium tomatoes
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400ml fish stock
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180ml dry white wine
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1 pinch saffron
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100ml double cream
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small handful fresh dill
Directions
Preheat an oven to 180 degrees C. Roughly chop the fennel, onion, carrot, garlic cloves, tomatoes and leeks, place them in a roasting tray, and place in the oven for 45 minutes.
Take out of the oven, deglaze with the white wine, and scrape off the sticky brown bits from bottom of the tray for extra flavour. Add 400ml of fish stock, a pinch of saffron, then let bubble away for 10 minutes.
Pour the contents into a blender, OR, use a handheld blender to blend everything together till smooth. Add 100ml double cream.
Chop the monkfish tail into nice chunks, then stir them into the soup. Boil away for 5 minutes before serving in bowls. Drizzle with more cream, add fresh dill, and serve with a wedge of cheese on toast.
