Bouillabaisse
- 1 c. minced onions
- 1/2 c. minced leeks
- 1/2 c. olive oil
- 4 cloves mashed garlic
- 1 1/2 c. drained canned tomatoes or 1/4 tomato paste
- 2 1/2 qt. water
- 6 parsley sprigs
- 1/2 tsp. thyme
- 2 big pinches saffron
- 4 lb. fish heads or 1 qt. clam juice and reduce water to 1 1/2 qt.
- 6 to 8 lb. assorted fish and shellfish (scallops, prawns, clams and mussels)
- 3 to 4 lb. firm white fish
- Cook onions and
- leekstlowly in the oil until tender, but not browned.
- Add
- other
- ingredients
- to onions and cook, uncovered, at a
- moderate
- boil
- for
- 30
- minutes.ttrain the stock, add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add clams and mussels to stock first, covertot
- and
- bring
- to
- boil.
- Cook
- about
- 5 minutes or until some
- of
- them
- begin to open, then add fish. Wait about 3
- minutes, then add scallops and prawns.
- The soup is ready when the
- shellfish
- is
- open and the prawns are pink (don't wait for
- a
- boil or cook too long).
- Taste continually and serve immediately
- when
- done.
- Serve
- with
- crusty French bread and Rouille (recipe follows).
onions, leeks, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, water, parsley sprigs, thyme, saffron, fish heads, shellfish, firm white fish
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=244918 (may not work)