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Italian Bouillabaisse

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Bouillabaisse is an iconic French dish. This recipe takes an Italian twist with a seafood trinity of lobster, rockfish, and shrimp in a tomato-wine broth spiced with saffron, anise seed, and orange zest.


serves/makes:
  
ready in:
  30-60 minutes

ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 leek (white part), chopped fine
2 cloves garlic, minced
5 1/2 cups seeded tomatoes, chopped
6 ounces dry white wine
4 cups fish stock
1/4 teaspoon toasted anise seed
1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
2 pinches saffron
3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
1/2 pound rockfish fillet, cut in 8 pieces
1/2 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 pound lobster meat, cooked
salt and pepper, to taste

directions

Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the leek and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until soft.

Add the chopped tomatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes.

Add the white wine, fish stock, anise seed, orange rind, saffron, and parsley. Let the liquid come to a strong simmer then reduce the heat to a low simmer and let cook for 15 minutes.

Add the fish, shrimp, and lobster. Cover the pan and let simmer for 5 minutes or until the seafood is heated through.

Serve immediately. Adjust the seasoning as needed with salt and pepper.


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