Manhattan Fish Chowder - Scottish Slimmers

Ingredients

• 400 g white fish fillet (cod or haddock)
• 1 red pepper (de-seeded and chopped)
• 250 g potatoes (peeled and diced)
• 600 ml/1 pint fish or vegetable stock
• 400 g can chopped tomatoes
• few sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and black pepper
• 1 tbsp rice bran oil
• 1 dash Tabasco
• few sprigs thyme or chopped flat leaf parsley (to garnish)