Mediterranean Fish Chowder

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 quart water
• 1/4 cup onion, minced
• 3/4 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/16 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup potato, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup carrot, sliced thin
• 1/2 cup zucchini, sliced
• 1 lb flounder fillets or 1 lb cod fish fillets or 1 lb halibut fillet, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1/2 cup dry wine

Recipe

• 1 bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. add onion, fennel seed, garlic, salt, turmeric, pepper, bay leaf and potatoes. bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 15 minutes. add carrots; simmer 3 minutes. add zucchini; simmer another 5 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
• 2 remove 1 cup of the vegetables and broth and puree in a blender. return puree to thicken soup; add fish and wine. simmer, covered just until fish is opaque, about 1 minute.
• 3 remove bay leaf and serve with italian or sourdough bread.