Recipes

Preparation

Place oil in the base of a 2 litre Pyrex Jug and cook on High (100%) for 1 minute.
Stir in garlic and leek and cook on High (100%) for 2 minutes, stirring once. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste and season to taste with freshly ground pepper. Cook on High (100%) for 2 - 3 minutes to amalgamate the ingredients. Pour in the fish stock then stir in the fennel and orange peel. Cover the jug and cook on High (100%) for 7 minutes. Stir in the Marinara mix and basil leaves, recover, and cook on High (100%) 5 minutes
Stirring half way through cooking time to equalize the heat. Stir soup through and then stand 2 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve with crusty bread.
Accompany soup with a bowl of garlic mayonnaise to add to the hot soup.

Cooks Note:
It is important to stir the marinara mix through whilst cooking to ensure the fish cooks evenly.


Father's Day Sensational Seafood Soup

Ingredients

1 tbs. olive oil
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 leek, washed, and finely sliced
1 425g can peeled tomatoes
1 50g sachet tomato paste
freshly ground pepper to taste
500 ml pack of fish stock
1 thick slice of fresh fennel
1 thin strip of orange peel
500 g Marinara mix, from the fishmonger
½ cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
¼ cup fresh parsley finely chopped