Cod And Tomato Chowder

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium onions
• 2 celery sticks (peeled and roughly chopped)
• salt and black pepper
• 2 carrots (peeled and roughly chopped)
• 2 potatoes (peeled and diced)
• 1 yellow pepper (cored and roughly chopped)
• 2 thyme sprigs
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tin (400g) chopped tomatoes
• 1 litre fish stock
• 150g green beans (sliced in half)
• 2 baby marrow (sliced)
• 600g cod fillets
• 2 tablespoons parsley (roughly chopped)

Preparation

1. in a large pot, heat up the olive oil. add onions, celery, salt and pepper and cook for 5-8 minutes.
2. add the carrots, potatoes, pepper and herbs. suate for 5 minutes until the vegetables are lightly browned.
3. pour in the tomatoes and stock, simmer for 7 minutes covered.
4. add the green beans, baby marrow and cook further for about 3 minutes.
5. gently place the fish in the pan, cover and cook for about 4 minutes.
6. remove from heat and sprinkle with the parsley before serving.