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Quick Bouillabaisse

Food Network Canada
Yields
8 servings

Recipe courtesy of James Smith, Christine’s Executive Sous Chef.Yield is 8 servings.

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ingredients

Saffron Mayonnaise

1
egg yolk
½
cup chopped, crustless white bread
1
clove garlic
2
pinch saffron
pinch paprika
½
Tbsp Dijon mustard
1
cup olive oil
Coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Bouillabaisse

2
Tbsp olive oil
1
medium onion, diced
½
bulb fennel, diced
1
leek, washed and diced
4
clove garlic, chopped
1
cup dry white wine
4
cup fish stock or water
6
plum tomatoes, chopped
2
bay leaves
1
sprig thyme
4
pinch saffron
16
mussels
16
scallops
16
large shrimp, peeled and deveined with the tails left on
8 2
oz pieces grouper
2
Tbsp chopped, fresh chervil
Coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Assembly

8
slices baguette
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directions

Step 1

Put the egg yolk, chopped bread, garlic, saffron, paprika and Dijon in a small food processor.

Step 2

Process the mixture until smooth.

Step 3

With the machine on, drizzle in the olive oil and process until thick.

Step 4

Season with salt and pepper and cover with plastic until ready to use.

Step 5

Heat olive oil in a large pot.

Step 6

Add the onion, fennel and leek and sauté for about 6 minutes or until softened.

Step 7

Add the garlic and stir.

Step 8

Cook for 1 minute.

Step 9

Deglaze the pot with white wine.

Step 10

Add the stock, chopped tomatoes, bay leaves, thyme sprig and saffron and bring to a boil on medium-high heat.

Step 11

Add the mussels and scallops, cover the pot and simmer for 4 minutes.

Step 12

Add the shrimps and pieces of grouper, cover and simmer for 4 minutes longer.

Step 13

Stir in the chopped fresh chervil and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 14

Toast the baguette slices.

Step 15

Put a large dollop Saffron Mayonnaise on each of the toasted baguette slices.

Step 16

Serve these toasts on top of the Bouillabaisse.

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