Bouillabaisse
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 747
- Total Fat
- 39
- Saturated Fat
- 6
- Carbohydrates
- 39
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 7
- Protein
- 57
- Cholesterol
- 197
- Sodium
- 1368
- Total: 1 hr 45 min
- Prep: 1 hr 15 min
- Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
For the rouille:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup chopped jarred roasted red peppers, drained and patted dry
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 clove garlic, roughly chopped
Kosher salt
For the bouillabaisse:
4 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
1 pound large shell-on shrimp
1 pound mussels
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 8-ounce bottles clam juice
1 wide strip orange zest
1 bulb fennel, quartered, cored and thinly sliced
1 large shallot, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Kosher salt
Small pinch of saffron threads
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 1/2 pounds firm white fish (such as cod, monkfish or black sea bass), cut into 3-inch pieces
Freshly ground pepper
1 baguette, sliced and toasted
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
Directions
- Make the rouille: Puree the mayonnaise, roasted red peppers, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and a pinch of salt in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl; refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Prepare the bouillabaisse: Grate the tomato flesh on the large holes of a box grater down to the skins; reserve the skins separately. Peel and devein the shrimp, reserving the shells and tails for the broth; clean and debeard the mussels. Refrigerate the seafood until ready to use.
- Make the broth: Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp shells and tails and cook, stirring, until bright red, about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Add the clam juice, 4 cups water, the reserved tomato skins, the orange zest and 1/4 cup of the sliced fennel. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium; simmer until the liquid is reduced to about 4 cups, 12 to 15 minutes. Strain the broth through a fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl, pressing on the solids to extract the liquid; reserve the broth.
- Wipe out the pot and heat the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Add the remaining fennel, the shallot, garlic and a pinch of salt; partially cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the fennel begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the reserved grated tomato flesh and cook, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the saffron, then add the wine and simmer until the liquid is reduced by about two-thirds, about 4 minutes. Add the reserved broth and return to a simmer.
- Add the mussels to the pot; cover and cook 4 minutes. Add any thick pieces of fish and cook, covered, 2 minutes. Add the remaining fish and the shrimp and cook, covered, until the mussels open and the fish and shrimp are just cooked through, 3 to 4 more minutes. (Discard any mussels that do not open.) Season with salt and pepper.
- Spread the baguette with the rouille and serve with the bouillabaisse. Sprinkle with parsley.