Quick fish soup

This speedy soup is perfect for any fish lover who doesn’t want to spend ages cleaning shellfish! Buy ready-peeled tiger prawns (jumbo shrimp) and ask your fishmonger to slice the squid and even chop the cod, if you’re pressed for time. You can even buy the veggies ready-chopped too! This dish of delicate
seafood, cooked in tomatoes and served with toasted bread, makes a delicious main course.

Cooking time: 20 minutes (not including preparation)

Portions: serves 4

Ingredients:

• 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
• 3 banana shallots, very finely chopped 
• 2 celery stalks, very finely chopped 
• 2 small carrots, very finely chopped 
• ½ fresh red chilli, finely chopped 
• 2 bay leaves 10 raw tiger prawns (jumbo shrimp) 
• 200 g/7 oz squid, sliced into rings 200 g/7 oz cod, cut into small chunks 
• 100 ml/3½ fl oz/7 tbsp white wine 
• 600 g/1 lb 5 oz tomato passata (strained tomatoes) sea salt, to taste a
• Handful fresh parsley, finely chopped 
• Slices of toasted country-style bread, to serve

Preparation: