Mediterranean Fish Chowder - cooking recipe

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 1 lb cod fish fillets or 1 lb halibut fillet, cut into 1 inch cubes
1/2 cup dry white wine

Preparation

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.
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.
Remove bay leaf and serve with Italian or sourdough bread.