Spicy Seafood Bouillabaisse
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoon virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 bulb fennel, sliced
- 1 can of diced tomatoes
- 1 liter fish stock
- A pinch saffron threads
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1.5 kilogram assorted seafood (like mussels, clams, shrimp, squid, and firm white fish)
- 1 baguette
- to taste rouille sauce
Instructions:
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
- Add the chopped onion, minced garlic, and sliced fennel. Cook until softened.
- Stir in the can of diced tomatoes, fish stock, saffron threads, and cayenne pepper. Let it simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Add the seafood to the pot. Let it cook until the seafood is fully cooked, about 10-15 minutes.
- Slice the baguette and place a slice at the bottom of each serving bowl.
- Ladle the bouillabaisse over the bread slices in each bowl, being sure to evenly distribute the seafood.
- Drizzle rouille sauce over the top to taste. Serve hot.