bouillabaisse recipe

A simple recipe for Julia Child's bouillabaisse, the classic French seafood soup. The delicious soup with a simple rouille is full of shellfish, seafood and fragrant tomatoes and can be made in less than an hour.

Julia Child's Classic French Bouillabaisse

olive oil

onion

leek

garlic

½ water

Fresh herb sprigs: thyme (parsley, fennel fronds and basil (in any combination))

orange peel (optional)

saffron

sea salt

fish heads (bones, trimmings, shrimp shells)

shrimp (save the shells

halibut

mussels or clams (scrubbed and mussels debearded)

Crusty bread (sliced, for serving)

roasted and peeled red bell pepper

red chili pepper pepper

lemon juice

garlic clove

bread crumbs almonds

parsley leaves

salt

Heat the oil in a tall pot (I use an 8 quart stockpot) over medium heat; add the onion and leek and cook gently until softened. Stir in the garlic and cook for a minute until fragrant, then add the tomatoes, water, herbs, orange peel, saffron, salt and fish bones and shrimp shells. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat so that the broth bubbles slowly without boiling.

Cook 30 minutes, then strain the broth into a large bowl or another pot and discard the solids.

Pour the broth back into the stockpot and bring to a boil. Add the shrimp and cook until they turn pink, a minute or two. Add the rest of the fish and shellfish, cover and simmer until the mussels or clams open (this will just take a few minutes).

Taste the soup and add more salt and freshly ground pepper if needed.

For the broth:

Puree everything except for the olive oil in a food processor until smooth. Slowly add the olive oil while processing to form a paste.

Toast the bread and brush with olive oil.

Serve the soup with bread and rouille.

Make the rouille:

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