Thursday, June 21, 2012

BOUILLABAISSE CLASSIC



INGREDIENTS:

  1. 2 lobster tails
  2. 1/4 cup olive oil
  3. 1 large onion, chopped
  4. 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  5. 2 cups canned tomatoes, undrained
  6. 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  7. 1 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns
  8. 4 cups chicken stock
  9. 1/4 cup dry white wine
  10. 2 white fish fillets, 125 g/4 oz each, cut into pieces
  11. 8 uncooked prawns, shelled and deveined, tails left intact
  12. 8 mussels, scrubbed and beards removed
  13. Fresh basil for garnishing


METHOD:

  1. Cup up lobster meat, return flesh to shell.
  2. Heat oil in a large saucepan over low heat.  Add onion and garlic and saute for 3 minutes.
  3. Add tomatoes, thyme, black pepper, stock, and wine.  Simmer for 5 minutes.  Add fish and simmer for a further 3 minutes.
  4. Add prawns, mussels and lobster; simmer until mussels open, about 5 minutes.
  5. Serve soup piping hot and garnish with basil.  Good for 8 serving.

Related Articles

0 comments:

Post a Comment

A food recipe blog with simple and tasty recipes for the foodie lovers and aspirant cook like me.