Soup De Poisson
- 2 pounds fish bones gills and eyes removed
- 2 pounds lobsters bodies, outer shell removed
- 1 pound fish scraps
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 x salt and black pepper
- 1 medium onions skin on, cut into chunks
- 1 each leeks sliced
- 1 each celery stalks thinly sliced
- 1 small carrots peeled and thinly slliced
- 4 clove garlic cut in half
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 cup tomatoes fresh or canned, chopped
- 1 each oranges skin and pith remove
- 1/4 cup pernod
- 5 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds
- 6 sprig parsley leaves
- 1 each bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 pinch saffron threads
- 1 small bread, french baguette
- 1/2 cup aioli sauce
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 4 ounces gruyere cheese grated
- 2 tablespoons italian parsley chopped
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Spread the fish bones, lobster bodies and fish scraps on sheet pans.
- Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Toss well.
- Roast for 30 minutes or until all the fish parts are golden brown.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large stock pot.
- Add the onions, leeks, celery, carrots and garlic and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to brown.
- Add all the fish and the white wine.
- Reduce by one third.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the stock pot and add enough water to just barely cover the bones.
- Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook 40 minutes.
- Puree, bones and all in the food processor in batches.
- Strain through a coarse china cap.
- Taste for seasoning.
- If the soup seems too thin, return to stove and reduce.
- Slice the baguette in 1/4 inch slices and toast until golden Mix the aioli with the cayenne and paprika.
- It should be spicy.
- To serve, pour the soup into hot bowls and serve with the croutons, rouille, grated Gruyere cheese and chopped parsley on the side.
bones gills, lobsters bodies, scraps, olive oil, salt, onions, leeks, celery stalks, carrots, clove garlic, white wine, tomatoes, oranges, pernod, fennel seeds, parsley, bay leaves, paprika, saffron threads, bread, aioli sauce, cayenne pepper, paprika, gruyere cheese, italian parsley
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/soup-de-poisson-42244 (may not work)