Ingredients

• 1 leek
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 knob of butter
• 2 tbsp of curry powder
• large mug of basmati rice (250g)
• splash of white wine (optional)
• 2 smoked haddock fillets, (500g)
• pint of whole milk (approx 500ml)
• 1 litre chicken stock (made with cube)
• handful of frozen peas, thawed
• squeeze of lemon
• handful of fresh parsley or chives
• 4 eggs
• splash of vinegar
  
  

Recipe

wash and slice the leek and grate the garlic clove.
put a pan of salted water on to boil and heat a separate pan of milk.
place the haddock into the hot milk over and leave for 3 minutes to cook.
fry the chopped leeks in a pan with the butter for one minute.
add the garlic and curry powder, salt and pepper and cook for one minute.
tip the rice into the pan and mix to coat all grains with butter.
splash the white wine in and ladle in the stock bit by bit, stirring continuously. Don’t add more stock until the last bit has gone. Continue for about 15 minutes using a bit of the fishy milk for the last ladle or two.
fish the haddock out of the milk, peel away the skin and flake into a bowl.
throw the peas and flaked haddock into the cooked rice.
take off heat, squeeze in the lemon, add the chopped herbs and leave for 2 minutes.
crack the eggs into the vinegar water and poach for 3 minutes.
divide the rice between four bowls and serve a soft poached egg on top of each.

serves 4