3 celery sticks, diced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
½ white part of a leek, diced
1 onion, diced
1 potato, peeled and cut into dice
2 fresh thyme sprigs
50g/1¾oz plain flour
1 bay leaf
salt and freshly ground black pepper
100g/3½oz panko breadcrumbs
50ml/2fl oz olive oil
2 saffron strands
pinch hot smoked paprika
1 star anise
vegetable oil, for deep-frying
25g/1oz butter
2 hard-boiled free-range eggs, cooled and shelled
2 free-range eggs, beaten
500ml/18fl oz milk
150g/5½oz spreadable chorizo paste, or blended chorizo
100g/3½oz chorizo, chopped
300g/10½oz natural smoked haddock fillet