Ted Allen's Lobster Bouillabaisse

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons  extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1   onion, coarsely chopped
  • 2   celery ribs, thickly sliced
  • 4   carrots, thickly sliced
  • 6   garlic cloves, 4 smashed, 2 minced
  • 2 2-pound  cooked lobsters, shells reserved, meat cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 cup  dry white wine
  • 3   thyme sprigs
  • 1   bay leaf
  • 6   black peppercorns
  • 5   coriander seeds
  • 1/8 teaspoon  fennel seeds
  • 2 quarts  water
  • 2   medium Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
  • 1   fennel bulb, halved, cored and thinly sliced
  •   Pinch of saffron threads, crumbled
  • 2   2-inch strips of orange zest
  • 1 28-ounce  can diced tomatoes, drained
  •   Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 pounds  mussels, scrubbed
  • 1 pound  skinless halibut fillet, cut into 2-inch chunks
  • 2 tablespoons  chopped flat-leaf parsley

Description

A Classic Bouillabaisse Often Contains Six Or More Different Kinds Of Fish. "But For My Money, You Really Just Need Lobster, A Firm Fish And Either Mussels Or Clams," Says Ted Allen. Even In A Simplified Version Of The Provencal Seafood Stew, Al

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