CAJUN BOUILLABAISSE RECIPE - (4.8/5)

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Cajun Bouillabaisse Recipe - (4.8/5) image

Provided by JimMac

Number Of Ingredients 18

1/4 c. olive oil
3 stalks celery, chopped 1/2" dice
2 medium onions, chopped 1/2" dice
1 green bell pepper, chopped 1/2" dice
4 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp. thyme
2 bay leaves
4 cups crushed tomatoes
1 c. bottled clam juice
1/2 tsp. fennel seed
Large pinch of saffron
salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
1-1/2 lbs. mussels or clams
1 lb. shrimp
1 lb. scallops
1 lb. snapper or cod
1 c. dry white wine

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a Dutch oven. Add chopped vegetables with garlic, thyme and bay leaves. Cook 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, clam juice,wine, fennel seed, saffron, salt, pepper and parsley. Simmer 15 minutes. Add the scrubbed mussels (make sure beard is removed), shelled shrimp, scallops (cut in half) and the fish (cut in chunks). Cook 15 minutes longer. Serve up Bouillabaisse in soup plates with hot French bread.

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