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Recipe : ***** French Bouillabaisse

French Bouillabaisse
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Course:
Main Dish

Practical information

  • Prep time
    20 min
  • Cooking
    30 min
  • Ready in
    50 min
  • Difficulty
    Very easy
  • Price
    Friendly budget
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Recipe's Ingredients

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  • 2 onions
  • 2 leeks
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 sprig of fennel
  • 1 sprig of thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 strip of orange
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 pinches of saffron powder.
  • 750 g shell fish eg crab mussels
  • 2.5 kg of fish eg monk fish,sea bass etc
  • 200 ml of olive oil
  • 2 l of boiling water

  • Recipe preparation steps

  • 1
    Heat the oil in a large pan add the onions, leeks, chopped tomatoes and garlic. Saute over a low heat for 2 to 3 mins until soft stirring from time to time.
  • 2
    Stir in the fennel.,thyme, bay leaf and orange peel. Add the shell fish , boiling water and some salt and pepper. Turn up the heat and boil for about 3 mins.
  • 3
    Reduce the heat and add the fish continue cooking for 12 to 15 mins over a medium heat. The fish should be opaque and tender but still firm.
  • 4
    When the fish is cooked adjust the seasoning. Stir in the powdered saffron and serve immediately with Rouille and toast
  • Ready !