Bouillabaisse With Rouille Topped Croutons

• BOUILLABAISSE
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 leek, finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 2 -3 bay leaves
• 4 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 -2 teaspoon chili paste, to taste or 1 large red chili pepper, finely chopped
• 2 cups dry white wine
• 1/8 teaspoon saffron thread
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 3/4 lbs tomatoes with juice, chopped or 1 1/8 lbs fresh tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 12 cups fish stock (use commercial fish stock or use any number of recipes in zaar)
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 1/4 lbs various boneless firm fish fillets, cut in 1 . 5-inch pieces
• 1 1/8 - 1 1/2 lbs fresh mussels, scrubbed
• 3 cups croutons, to serve (Rouille, to serve)
• 8 -16 large raw prawns
• ROUILLE
• 1 large boiled potato
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1 -2 teaspoon minced chile
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• salt, to taste
• CROUTONS
• 6 slices sourdough baguettes (4 ounces)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

1. PREPARE BOUILLABAISSE:
2. Heat oil in a large pot and gently cook onions until clear, 10-15 minutes.
3. Add leek and celery and cook a further 10 minutes.
4. Add bay leaves, garlic, tomato paste and chilli paste.
5. Sizzle a few seconds.
6. Mix in wine, saffron, honey and tomatoes.
7. Cook over low heat, 20 minutes.
8. Add fish stock and season to taste.
9. Bring back to a simmer and add mussels (or steam separately then add them to the soup with their juices); discard any mussels that don't open.
10. Add fish fillets and simmer gently until just cooked, 2-3 minutes.
11. Divide between hot soup bowls and top with a crouton spread with rouille.
12. Pass extra rouille and croutons around separately.
13. ROUILLE:
14. Puree all the ingredients, adding salt to taste.
15. Stored in the fridge, rouille will keep for 2-3 days.
16. CROUTONS:
17. Preheat oven to 300u0b0F.
18. Remove the crusts from 6 thick slices of sourdough bread baguette.
19. Mix together olive oil, garlic, parmesan, oregano and salt; brush over the bread on both sides.
20. Dice the bread into 3/4" pieces and spread out on a baking tray.
21. Bake until golden and crisp, about 25 minutes; these can cook while cooking the soup on top of stove.
22. **Store croutons in an airtight containe; they will keep fresh for several weeks and if they become stale simply heat in a 350u0b0F oven to refresh 5 to 10 minutes.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bouillabaisse-with-rouille-topped-croutons-336192 (may not work)