Bouillabaisse - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 None red peppers, roasted, skin and seeds removed
    1/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs
    3 None red chili peppers, chopped
    3 cloves garlic, crushed
    2 tbsp olive oil
    3 None tomatoes, chopped
    1 None fennel bulb, trimmed, sliced
    1 None leek, trimmed, sliced
    1/4 tsp saffron
    6 cups seafood or fish stock
    1 cup white wine
    1 lb firm white fish fillets, cubed
    12 oz shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails intact
    12 oz mussels, scrubbed and de-bearded
    4 oz scallops
    1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
    None None Crusty bread, to serve
Preparation
    For the rouille, place red peppers, breadcrumbs, 1 clove of crushed garlic and 1 chopped chili pepper in a food processor or blender and process until well blended. Set aside.
    Heat oil in a large saucepan on high heat. Add tomatoes, fennel, leek, remaining 2 cloves crushed garlic and 2 chopped chili peppers, if desired, and saute for 2-3 mins, until tender. Stir in saffron and cook for 1 min.
    Add stock and wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 mins. Season to taste.
    Add seafood and parsley to soup. Cook for 4-5 mins until seafood is tender and cooked through. Serve bouillabaisse with rouille and crusty bread.

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