HALIBUT AND SWEET POTATO CHOWDER

HALIBUT AND SWEET POTATO CHOWDER image

Yield 6 servings 370 calories

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 andouille sausages about 6 to 8 ounces total, sliced 3/4 inch thick
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, dark red. not yellow or orange
8 cups reduced salt chicken broth
1 sweet potatoe, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch chunks
1/3 cup whipping cream (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
2 pounds boned, skinned halibut, patted dry and cut into 1 inch chunks
green onions for garnish

Steps:

Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a 4 to 6 quart pan oven over medium high heat: add the andouille sausage and stir often until beginning to brown. Add the onion. and stir often until limp. Add the 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads. Add 8 cups of reduced sodium chicken broth and the sweet potatoe. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until sweet potato is barely tender when pierced, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup whipping cream. Salt and pepper to taste. Meanwhile, rinse 2 pounds boned halibut and pat dry:cut into 1 inch chunks. Lay chunks on top of soup. Cover and cook until halibut is opague but still moist looking in the center (cut a piece to check). about 10 minutes. Gently stir soup. Ladel into bowls and garnish with thinly sliced green onions.