Fish Soup Basquaise

Ingredients

  • 1 dozen large mussels
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • ½ cup finely chopped celery
  • 1 large garlic clove, finely sliced
  • ¼ teaspoon piment d'Espelette or other moderately hot red pepper, or 1 teaspoon crème de piment d'Espelette (see Mail Order Sources, pages 415–417)
  • Pinch of imported sweet paprika
  • ½ cup diced (½ inch) red bell peppers
  • ½ cup diced (½ inch) green bell peppers
  • ¾ to 1 pound mixed boneless fish fillets (red snapper, halibut, monkfish, hake, or cod), cut into ¾-inch cubes
  • 2½ tablespoons chopped fresh herbs: flat-leaf parsley, basil, chervil, a few leaves of rosemary or sage
  • ½ cup peeled, cubed, and seeded plum tomatoes
  • 3 cups hot fish stock (storebought or homemade—pages 411–412) or water
  • ½ cup cooked crabmeat (optional)
  • Dash of fresh lemon juice
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper

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