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Bouillabaisse Keto

Marseille's magnificent fish stew — a saffron-scented broth alive with rouille, fennel, and tomatoes cradling a treasure of fresh fish and shellfish.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: French
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 420kcal

Ingredients

  • 500 g firm white fish (monkfish, sea bass) cut into chunks
  • 300 g mussels cleaned
  • 200 g prawns shell-on
  • 200 g clams
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 fennel bulb thinly sliced
  • 400 g canned tomatoes chopped
  • 1 L fish stock
  • 150 ml dry white wine
  • Large pinch saffron threads
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • Orange zest strip
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 tbsp mayonnaise rouille
  • 2 garlic cloves rouille
  • 1 pinch saffron rouille
  • 1 pinch cayenne rouille

Instructions

  • Steep saffron in 2 tbsp warm fish stock 10 minutes.
  • Heat olive oil in large pot. Sauté onion and fennel 10 minutes until softened. Add garlic and fennel seeds, cook 2 minutes.
  • Add tomatoes, white wine, fish stock, saffron with soaking liquid, orange zest, and bay leaves. Bring to boil.
  • Simmer 20 minutes. Remove bay leaves and orange zest. Blend half the broth briefly for body, return to pot.
  • Make rouille: blend mayonnaise, minced garlic, saffron, and cayenne until smooth.
  • Add firm fish chunks to simmering broth. Cook 8 minutes.
  • Add mussels, prawns, and clams. Cover and cook 5 minutes until shells open and prawns are pink. Discard any unopened shells.
  • Season and serve immediately with rouille on the side.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 420kcal | Protein: 52g | Fat: 16g | Fiber: 3g
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