Bouillabaisse Recipe

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Bouillabaisse
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  1. Heat oil in a large, wide pot over medium-high heat. Sauté leek and onion until translucent, 2 minutes. Add garlic, then fennel slices from under fish on platter. Sauté 2 minutes, then add tomatoes, stock, wine, bay leaf, thyme, pepper, and salt.
  2. Remove fish from platter; set aside. Lift off fennel stalks and fronds and discard. Scrape marinade into broth. Bring to a boil, covered; then simmer, covered, until fennel slices are meltingly soft, 30 minutes. Meanwhile, bring 1 qt. water to a boil.
  3. Bring broth to a rolling boil. Lay in the halibut and add enough boiling water to just cover fish. Cook until just opaque, 5 to 7 minutes; transfer to a platter and cover.
  4. Add thinner fish fillets and spot prawns and cook just until opaque, 2 minutes; transfer to platter as done. Add crab and mussels and cook just until mussels open, 5 minutes. Transfer both to platter. Add squid and cook just until opaque, about 1 minute; transfer to platter. Bathe platter with a ladle of broth. Remove bay leaf and thyme.
  5. Ladle about 1 cup broth each into big soup bowls (keep broth hot for a second serving, covered). Bring bowls, platter, rouille, and toasts to the table. Put a little of each seafood in every bowl and top with a dollop of rouille. Serves 8 to 10.
  6. Make ahead: Add fish to remaining broth and keep, chilled, up to 5 days.
  7. Buying Guide
  8. When choosing your seafood, try to vary the textures and flavors. Some should be firm, others soft; some mild, others briny. Find them at a good seafood shop or your farmers' market.
  9. Alaskan snow crab legs: Very firm, lobsterlike texture; sweet and mild. Usually only available cooked.
  10. California mussels: Briny flavor; soft, melting texture with a bit of chew.
  11. California squid (calamari): Firm but tender; sweet yet meaty. It's neither fish nor shellfish, really, but it gives great texture and flavor to the soup.
  12. Dungeness crab: Flaky; sweet and moist.
  13. Pacific cod (true cod, gray cod): Delicate; mild flavor.
  14. Pacific halibut: Firm, with mild flavor.
  15. Petrale sole: Delicate texture; mild, sweet flavor.
  16. Rockfish (black bass, sea bass, black snapper): Medium-firm; clean sea flavor.
  17. Sablefish (black cod): Silky, medium-firm; rich, buttery flavor.
  18. Spiny lobsters: Succulent and firm. Can use, cooked, instead of crab. Available from fall to spring.
  19. Spot prawns: Incredibly sweet taste and tender-crisp; keep head and tail on for the most flavor. Can be hard to find.
  20. Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2674.06 Kcal (11196 kJ)
Calories from fat 948.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 105.41g 162%
Cholesterol 1944.46mg 648%
Sodium 8048.49mg 335%
Potassium 5721.86mg 122%
Total Carbs 112.02g 37%
Sugars 30.39g 122%
Dietary Fiber 9.8g 39%
Protein 279.58g 559%
Vitamin C 151.1mg 252%
Iron 24.8mg 138%
Calcium 569.5mg 57%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 79.89 Kcal (334 kJ)
Calories from fat 28.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.15g 162%
Cholesterol 58.09mg 648%
Sodium 240.44mg 335%
Potassium 170.94mg 122%
Total Carbs 3.35g 37%
Sugars 0.91g 122%
Dietary Fiber 0.29g 39%
Protein 8.35g 559%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 252%
Iron 0.7mg 138%
Calcium 17mg 57%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 61.5
    Points
  • 64
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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