Easy Soupe De Poisson (Fish Soup)
- Soup:
- 20-25 preserved anchovy fillets in olive oil
- 300g white fish fillets.
- 200g mixed seafood (prawns, mussels etc)
- 1 medium onion.
- 1 stick celery.
- 2 cloves garlic.
- Small pinch chilli powder.
- Large pinch paprika.
- Tablespoon tomato puree
- 0.75 litre Water.
- Rouille:
- 100g mayonnaise.
- 2 cloves garlic
- Large pinch saffron (turmeric is a possible substitute)
- Croutons:
- 1 thin baguette
- Olive oil
- To Serve:
- Grated gruyere
- I raw garlic clove per person
- Rouille:
- Mix the mayonnaise with the saffron and the crushed garlic. Store in the fridge.
- Soup:
- Finely chop all of the ingredients, except for half of the mixed seafood.
- In a saucepan, lightly fry the onion in the preserving anchovy oil.
- Add the celery and continue to fry.
- Reduce the heat and add the garlic, paprika and chilli.
- Add the white fish and the anchovy fillets.
- Add the tomato puree.
- Add the water and bring to a gentle boil.
- Add the chopped seafood to the soup.
- Add the remaining whole seafood.
- Simmer for ten minutes.
- Croutons:
- Slice the baguette into 1cm thick slices and lightly coat both sides with olive oil.
- Roast under the grill until golden.
- To Serve:
- Fill bowls with the soup.
- Rub some raw garlic on one side of each crouton.
- Spread a layer of rouille on the crouton, over the rubbed garlic.
- Float the croutons on the soup, rouille side up.
- Cover the croutons with some grated gruyere.
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