Bouillabaisse
November 8, 2024
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 leek, sliced
- 1 medium carrot, sliced
- 3 ripe medium tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 litre fish stock
- 1 tsp saffron threads
- 1 orange, zested
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 300g seabass, skinned and cut into 3cm pieces
- 300g sea bream, farmed and cut into 3 cm pieces
- 250g mussels, cleaned and debearded
- 225g raw king prawns, peeled and deveined
Ingredients
Easy
Instructions / Directions
Serves: 4- Tip the onion, garlic, carrots, celery and potatoes into a large sauté pan.
- Pour the fish stock over the top and bring to the boil.
- Reduce the heat, cover with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes until the vegetables are all tender.
- Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Stir in the crème fraiche and heat through.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the salmon, prawns and mussels.
- Cover with a lid and leave to stand for 8-10 minutes for the fish to cook through.
- Add the parsley and chives and stir together.
- Divide between serving dishes.