Seafood Bouillabaisse

Time taken to prepare dish: 1 hour 30 minutes

Serves: 6-8 persons

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds of at least 3 different kinds of fish fillets it’s Seafood Frenzy @ Massy Stores Save on the following fish varieties:
• SWAI FILLET, CUISINE PINK SALMON FILLET, RAINFOREST MAHI MAHI FILLET, RAINFOREST TILAPIA, SEABEST COD FILLETS, SEABEST FLOUNDER FILLETS
• 1/2 cup Olive oil
• 1-2 pounds of Oysters, clams, or mussels @ Massy Stores Save on Gourmet Seafood Mix 454G, Was: $29.99, Now: $25.29 Save $4.70
• 1 cup cooked shrimp @ Massy Stores Save on RAINFOREST 60-80 ECONO PK COOKED SHRIMP 680G, Was: $78.19, Now: $72.99 Save: $5.20
• 1 cup thinly sliced onions @ Massy Stores Save $5.00 on medium red Onions – Was: $18.99, Now: $13.99
• 4 Shallots thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 large tomato chopped
• 1 sweet red pepper, chopped
• 4 stalks celery, thinly sliced@ Massy Stores Save $3.00 on Celery- Was: $12.99, Now: $9.99
• 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 2-3 whole cloves
• Zest of half an orange
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered saffron
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup of fish broth
• 2 tbps lemon juice
• 2/3 cup white wine

 Directions:

1. Heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil in a large saucepan. When it is hot, add onions and shallots.
2. Sauté for a minute, then add crushed garlic (more or less to taste), and sweet red pepper. Add tomato and celery. Stir the vegetables into the oil with a wooden spoon until well coated. Then add another 1/4 cup of olive oil, thyme, cloves and the orange zest. Cook until the onion is soft and golden but not brown.
3. Cut fish fillets into 2-inch pieces. Add the pieces of fish and 2 cups of water to the vegetable mixture. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 10 minutes.
4. Add oysters, clams or mussels (though these may be omitted if desired) and shrimp (cut into pieces or left whole).
5. Add saffron, salt and pepper. Add fish broth, lemon juice, and white wine. Bring to a simmer again and cook about 5 minutes longer.
6. At serving time, taste and correct the seasoning of the broth, adding a little more salt or pepper if need be, and maybe a touch of lemon juice.
7. Into each soup bowl, place a thick slice of bread, plain or slightly toasted. Spoon the bouillabaisse over the bread and Enjoy!!