Best 5 Bouillabaisse With Rouille French Fish Stew Recipes

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Bouillabaisse, a sumptuous French fish stew originating from Marseille, is a culinary masterpiece that captures the essence of Provence. This delectable dish is characterized by its vibrant colors, aromatic broth, and an array of fresh seafood, meticulously combined to create a harmonious symphony of flavors. Bouillabaisse is not just a meal; it's an experience that tantalizes the senses and transports you to the vibrant streets of the French Riviera.

The recipes presented in this article offer a comprehensive guide to crafting this iconic dish. Whether you prefer a traditional preparation or a contemporary twist, there's a recipe that will suit your culinary preferences. Each recipe is meticulously crafted to ensure that you achieve the perfect balance of flavors and textures, capturing the true essence of bouillabaisse.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

BOUILLABAISSE WITH ROUILLE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 3h15m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 37

1 1/2 quarts water
2 large carrots, sliced
1 bunch celery, with tops, chopped
1 onion, cut into 8 pieces
1 head garlic, cut in 1/2
1 lemon, cut in 1/2
Salt
1 tablespoon peppercorns
4 sprigs fresh thyme
2 1/2 pounds bones fish bones (no heads), well rinsed under cold water, such as halibut
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, sliced
1 cup fennel, thinly sliced
1/2 cup Pernod
3 cups tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
3 cups fish stock
1/2 pound seaweed
2 hot Italian peppers, whole
2 tablespoons crushed red pepper
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Meat from 2 lobsters
2 red mullet fillets, quartered
1 fillet black bass
4 sardines
1/4 pound clams, washed
1/4 pound mussels, washed and beards removed
1/2 pound scallops, foot removed
1/2 shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails attached
For the rouille:
1 red pepper, roasted and peeled
2 cloves garlic
1 slice white bread, crusts removed and torn into pieces
*1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 lemon, juiced
1/2 cup olive oil
Toasted or grilled bread, for serving

Steps:

  • For the stock:
  • Add all ingredients into a large stockpot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain, reserving the stock, and cool in an ice water bath. Whatever is not used that day should be refrigerated for up to 1 week, or frozen for up to 3 months.
  • For the bouillabaisse:
  • In another large, wide and shallow pan, over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the onion and fennel, cook for 2 minutes. Deglaze with the Pernod, and add the tomatoes, fish stock, seaweed, hot Italian peppers, crushed red pepper and season with salt and pepper. Add the lobster meat and cook for 3 minutes, covering the pot with aluminum foil or lid. Then add the rest of the seafood and cook, covered for about 6 minutes until the clams and mussels have opened.
  • For the rouille:
  • In a food processor, combine the roasted red pepper, garlic, bread, egg yolk, Dijon, lemon juice and salt and pepper. While the food processor is still on, slowly drizzle in the olive oil.
  • Serve the Bouillabaisse in bowls with the toasted bread and Rouille on the side.

BOUILLABAISSE WITH ROUILLE (FRENCH FISH STEW)



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Bouillabaisse is a fish stew, originating from the south of France (Marseilles). I believe the story of the dish is much like that of Ciopinno. Years ago I worked at a restaurant in Zurich, called Bouillabaisse...which they were famous for. This brings back some memories, although I couldn't tell you if this recipe is truly authentic or not. I do know that traditionally the broth is served with toasted bread topped with rouille inside the bowl, and the fish and seafood are on the side. This recipe calls for topping the stew with the rouille and serving bread on the side. I think any combination of all three items would be delicious! Note that the combination of the fish and seafood doesn't really matter, basically 3 lbs of whatever your favourites are.

Provided by magpie diner

Categories     < 4 Hours

Time 1h25m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 29

2 leeks, washed and sliced thinly
1 Spanish onion, halved and sliced thinly
3 tablespoons olive oil
6 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
2 bay leaves
2 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
black pepper, freshly ground
4 medium potatoes, cut into large cubes
1/2 teaspoon ground fennel
2 slices orange peel, each about 3 inches long
1 teaspoon dried thyme (or use fresh if you have it)
2 teaspoons dried marjoram (or use fresh if you have it)
3 cups fish stock (or sub with 2 cups clam juice and 1 cup water)
2 tomatoes, diced
1 lemon
1 1/2 lbs cod fish fillets (or other white firm fish, or combination of different types of fish)
1/2 lb mussels (or any other shellfish you prefer such as clams, or a combination of different types of shellfish)
1 lb uncooked shrimp (or any other shellfish you prefer)
1 pinch saffron
1 cup fresh parsley, chopped fine
sea salt
2 cups breadcrumbs
1 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1/8 teaspoon cayenne (to taste)
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped fine (or 1 tbsp dried)
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped fine
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 loaf French bread

Steps:

  • Bouillabaisse: Pull out a large soup pot, heat the olive oil in it over medium heat. Add in the leeks and onions and saute for about 10 minutes, until they are soft. Once soft, add in the garlic, bay leaves, carrots and quite a few rounds of freshly ground black pepper. Leave that to saute for about another 5-10 minutes.
  • Stir the potatoes into the pot along with the fennel seed, orange peel, thyme and marjoram. Saute for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Add in the stock or clam juice and water. Add in the tomatoes and squeeze in the juice from the lemon (watch no lemon pits fall in). Simmer for about 15 minutes, at which time the carrots should be tender and the potatoes cooked, but still firm.
  • This is a good point to make the Rouille (and toasted bread if you are using), while the broth simmers, so skip ahead to that step if you haven't already.
  • Add in the fish (not the shellfish yet), as well as the saffron and parsley and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then add the shellfish and cook until shells open up (ie with mussels and clams), and the prawns are pink and firm. Adjust the seasoning with sea salt and get ready to serve ASAP.
  • Rouille: Mix together the bread crumbs, parmesan and cayenne. Add the water and blend into a paste. Stir in the basil, parsley and olive oil. Rouille should be hot and flavourful so add more hot spice if you like.
  • As soon as the seafood is done, remove the bay leaves and orange peel, then ladle into warm bowls and serve with a spoonful of rouille on top and bread on the side. Alternatively, top each bowl with slices of toasted french bread topped with rouille.

POSITIVELY, ABSOLUTELY, NOT REAL BOUILLABAISSE



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Provided by Alton Brown

Time 2h

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 29

1 pound raw fish heads, bones, tail, and lobster tail shell
4 whole fresh bay leaves
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
6 cups water
1/2 cup olive oil, divided
6 ounces onion, coarsely chopped
3 ounces fennel bulb, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt, divided
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
1 (3-inch) piece orange peel, optional
1/16 teaspoon saffron
8 ounces firm fish fillets, such as farmed cobia or wild striped bass (1 or 2 types), skin and bones removed, cut into 1-inch pieces, at room temperature
8 ounces flaky fish fillets, such as black cod, wild halibut, or black rockfish (1 or 2 types), skin and bones removed, cut into 1-inch pieces, at room temperature
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
8 ounces mussels, cleaned and beards trimmed, at room temperature
1 large raw lobster tail, shell removed and meat cut into 1-inch pieces, at room temperature
1 baguette, sliced
1 clove garlic, cut in half
1 recipe Rouille, recipe follows, optional
1 large red bell pepper
3 large cloves garlic, peeled
1 fresh red chile, stem removed and seeded
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1/2 cup olive oil

Steps:

  • For the fish stock: Rinse the fish heads and place in a tall 6-quart pot with tails, bones, lobster shell, bay leaves, 1 teaspoon sea salt, black peppercorns, and water. Place over high heat, cover, and bring to a boil. Decrease the heat to maintain a bare simmer and cook for 25 minutes. Strain, discard solids, and set the stock aside.
  • To make the stew: Place 1/4 cup olive oil in a clean 6-quart pot and set over medium heat. When the oil shimmers, add the onions, fennel, and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt. Saute until semi-translucent, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Deglaze the pan with the wine and scrape any bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the reserved fish stock, tomatoes, parsley, orange peel and saffron, if desired. Place over high heat, cover, and bring to a boil. Decrease the heat to maintain a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Increase the heat to high. Add the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, fish, garlic, and cayenne pepper. Boil rapidly, uncovered, for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the pot from the heat, add the mussels and lobster, cover, and let stand until the fish is cooked through and the mussels open, 2 to 4 minutes. Discard any unopened mussels.
  • To serve: Set the broiler to high. Lightly rub the baguette slices on both sides with the garlic. Place the prepared bread slices on a half sheet pan and broil, 1 inch away from the broiler, for 1 to 2 minutes. Turn the slices over and broil for another 1 to 2 minutes. Top with Rouille, if desired, and serve with fish stew.
  • Cook the bell pepper over a gas burner set to high, turning every few minutes, until the skin blackens and is thoroughly charred. Remove the pepper to a metal mixing bowl, cover with a spare pot lid, and cool for 5 minutes. Remove the blackened skin from the pepper by rubbing with a clean kitchen towel. Pull out the stem and seed cluster and discard along with the skin.
  • Place the roasted and skinned pepper, garlic, chile, lemon juice, and salt in the bowl of a mini-food processor. Process until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Stop and scrape down the side of the bowl once or twice. With the food processor running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil until thick. Serve with fish stew.

BOUILLABAISSE



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This simply prepared fish stew is a classic French recipe from Marseilles. Serve with a slice of hot toast topped with a spoonful of rouille.

Provided by Mary Young

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Seafood

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

¾ cup olive oil
2 onions, thinly sliced
2 leeks, sliced
3 tomatoes - peeled, seeded and chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 sprig fennel leaf
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon orange zest
¾ pound mussels, cleaned and debearded
9 cups boiling water
salt and pepper to taste
5 pounds sea bass
1 pinch saffron threads
¾ pound fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan, and add the onions, leeks, chopped tomatoes, and garlic. Cook and stir over a low heat for a few minutes until all vegetables are soft.
  • Stir in the fennel, thyme, bay leaf, and orange zest. Add shellfish and boiling water; stir to combine. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Turn up the heat to high, and boil for about 3 minutes to allow the oil and water to combine.
  • Add fish, and reduce the heat to medium. Continue cooking for 12 to 15 minutes, or until fish is cooked. The fish should be opaque and tender, but still firm. Fish should not be falling apart.
  • Taste the bouillabaisse and adjust the seasoning. Stir in saffron, and then pour soup into a warmed tureen or soup dishes. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 365.3 calories, Carbohydrate 6 g, Cholesterol 124.5 mg, Fat 18 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 42.9 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 202.9 mg, Sugar 2.3 g

BOUILLABAISSE



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Make this classic French fish soup at a dinner party for friends and family. It's a challenge, but will make an impressive starter or main course

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories     Dinner, Fish Course, Lunch, Main course, Soup, Starter

Time 2h

Number Of Ingredients 29

1 leek, green top left whole, white finely sliced
small bunch fresh thyme
3 bay leaves
bunch parsley, stalks whole, leaves roughly chopped
2 strips of orange peel
1 mild red chilli
4 tbsp olive oil
2 onions, chopped
1 leek
1 fennel, fronds picked and reserved, fennel chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp tomato purée
1 star anise
2 tbsp Pernod, optional, if you have it
4 large, ripe tomatoes, chopped
large pinch (⅓ tsp) saffron strands
1 ½l fish stock
100g potato, one peeled piece
1kg of filleted mixed Mediterranean fish, each fillet cut into large chunks. (We used a mix of red and grey mullet, monkfish, John Dory and gurnard)
300g mussels, optional
2 garlic cloves
1 small chunk of red chilli (optional)
small pinch saffron
1 piece of potato, cooked in the broth, (see above)
1 egg yolk
100ml olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ baguette, thinly sliced
1 tbsp olive oil

Steps:

  • To make the croutons heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Lay the slices of bread on a flat baking tray in a single layer, drizzle with olive oil and bake for 15 mins until golden and crisp. Set aside - can be made a day ahead and kept in an airtight container.
  • Use a layer of the green part of the leek to wrap around and make a herb bundle with the thyme, bay, parsley stalks, orange peel and chilli. Tie everything together with kitchen string and set aside.
  • Heat the oil in a very large casserole dish or stock pot and throw in the onion, sliced leek and fennel and cook for about 10 mins until softened. Stir through the garlic and cook for 2 mins more, then add the herb bundle, tomato purée, star anise, Pernod if using, chopped tomatoes and saffron. Simmer and stir for a minute or two then pour over the fish stock. Season with salt and pepper, bring to a simmer, then add the piece of potato. Bubble everything gently for 30 mins until you have a thin tomatoey soup. When that piece of potato is on the brink of collapse, fish it out and set aside to make the rouille.
  • While the broth is simmering make the rouille by crushing the garlic, chilli and saffron with a pinch of salt in a mortar with a pestle. Mash in the cooked potato to make a sticky paste then whisk in the egg yolk and, very gradually, the olive oil until you make a mayonnaise-like sauce. Stir in the lemon juice and set aside.
  • Once the chunky tomato broth has cooked you have two options: for a rustic bouillabaisse, simply poach your fish in it along with the mussels, if you're using (just until they open) and serve. For a refined version, remove the herb bundle and star anise. Using a handheld or table-top blender, blitz the soup until smooth. Pass the soup through a sieve into a large, clean pan and bring to a gentle simmer. Starting with the densest fish, add the chunks to the broth and cook for 1 min before adding the next type. With the fish we used, the order was: monkfish, John Dory, grey mullet, snapper. When all the fish is in, scatter over the mussels, if using, and simmer everything for about 5 mins until just cooked and the mussels have opened.
  • Use a slotted spoon to carefully scoop the fish and mussels out onto a warmed serving platter, moisten with just a little broth and scatter over the chopped parsley. Bring everything to the table. Some people eat it as two courses, serving the broth with croutons and rouille first, then the fish spooned into the same bowl. Others simply serve it as a fish stew. Whichever way you choose the rouille is there to be stirred into the broth to thicken and give it a kick.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 608 calories, Fat 33 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 26 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 11 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 38 grams protein, Sodium 0.72 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • Utilize the freshest seafood possible: The quality of the seafood is paramount in a bouillabaisse, so make sure to use the freshest fish and shellfish available.
  • Choose a variety of fish and shellfish: The traditional bouillabaisse uses a variety of fish and shellfish, such as sea bass, red mullet, mussels, and clams. Feel free to experiment with different types of seafood to create your own unique bouillabaisse.
  • Use a flavorful fish stock: The fish stock is the base of the bouillabaisse, so make sure it is flavorful and well-seasoned. You can use a store-bought fish stock or make your own using fish bones and trimmings.
  • Sauté the vegetables before adding them to the pot: Sautéing the vegetables in olive oil will help to bring out their flavor and add a nice depth of flavor to the bouillabaisse.
  • Simmer the bouillabaisse gently: Bouillabaisse is a delicate dish, so it is important to simmer it gently over low heat. This will help to prevent the fish and shellfish from overcooking and becoming tough.
  • Serve the bouillabaisse with a rouille: Rouille is a flavorful mayonnaise-based sauce that is traditionally served with bouillabaisse. It adds a nice richness and creaminess to the dish.

Conclusion:

Bouillabaisse is a classic French fish stew that is enjoyed by people all over the world. It is a flavorful and hearty dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a casual weeknight meal. With a little planning and effort, you can easily make a delicious bouillabaisse at home. So next time you are looking for a new seafood recipe to try, give bouillabaisse a try. You won't be disappointed!

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