CLASSIC FRENCH BOUILLABAISSE RECIPE | FAMILYSTYLE FOOD

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Julia Child's bouillabaisse, a classic French recipe for the Mediterranean seafood soup with tomatoes, saffron, crusty bread and rouille.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 23

½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped leek
4 cloves smashed garlic
2 or 3 large (ripe tomatoes, chopped or 2 cups canned)
2 ½ quarts water
Fresh herb sprigs: thyme (parsley, fennel fronds and basil (in any combination))
1 2-inch wide strip of fresh orange peel (optional)
½ teaspoon crumbled saffron
1 tablespoon sea salt
3 - 4 pounds fish heads (bones, trimmings, shrimp shells)
1 pound peeled shrimp (save the shells for the stock)
1 pound cod, halibut or other flaky white fish (cut into large chunks)
1 pound mussels or clams (scrubbed and mussels debearded)
Crusty bread (sliced, for serving)
1 roasted and peeled red bell pepper
1 roasted fresh red chili pepper or ground cayenne pepper to taste
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 peeled garlic clove
¼ cup fresh bread crumbs or ground almonds
¼ cup fresh parsley leaves
Fine sea salt (about 1/2 teaspoon or to taste)
⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

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