Fish Soup Provencale Recipes

FISH SOUP PROVENCALE

Steps:

• Cut the fish into 1-inch cubes.
• Heat the oil in a heavy casserole or skillet. Add the onions, leeks, garlic, red and green pepper and the saffron. Cook, stirring over medium high heat, until wilted.
• Add the wine, canned tomatoes, water, thyme, bay leaf, anise seed, red pepper flakes and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the fish and the mussels; stir gently; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Check for seasoning. Remove the thyme and bay leaf. Make sure all the mussels are open. If not, cook a bit longer. Sprinkle with the basil and serve.

FISH SOUP PROVENCALE

Steps:

• Remove any skin and cut the fish into one inch cubes.
• Heat the oil in a heavy casserole or skillet and add the onion, leeks, garlic, red and green peppers and the saffron and cook over medium heat until softened.
• Add the wine, tomatoes, water, thyme, bay leaf, anise seed, pepper flakes and salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Simmer for ten minutes.
• Add the fish and the mussels, stir gently and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove thyme sprig and bay leaf and taste for seasoning.
• If any mussels are unopened, cook for a bit longer.
• Sprinkle with basil (or parsley) and serve.

PROVENCAL FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Make the Fish Stock
• Separate the shells and heads of the cleaned tiger pawns.
• There are many ways to make a wonderful fish stock. My way is a simplification of a friend's recipe using a whole lobster. For reasons of budget and a lack of lobsters here in the Mediterranean, I used the shells of the large prawns/shrimp to make the stock. If you'd rather present the dish with the shells still on the prawns, or prefer not to use them altogether, ask your fishmonger for some fresh good quality fish stock.
• Remove the shells from the prawns, clean them, and re-refrigerate the prawns.
• Throw the shells into a hot pan with a glug of olive oil and a small knob of butter.
• Fry the shells on a medium-high heat until they start to take on some colour. Don't be shy.
• When they're browned, add 1 litre of water and make sure to deglaze the pan by scraping off all the tasty bits on the bottom.
• Leave to simmer on a low heat for 1 hour, skimming the surface every so often to remove the impurities.
• Strain and set aside to cool.
• Passing the fish through the food mill requires patience- but it's worth it!
• Chop all the vegetables and place in a bowl ready.
• Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a large pan. Add the vegetables and cook on a medium heat until softened.
• Meanwhile, rinse the rock fish well.
• Deglaze the pan with the white wine, scrape the bottom of the pan.
• Add the rest of the herbs and spices except the saffron.
• Add the rock fish.
• Cover to the top of the ingredients with the fish stock.
• Simmer on a low heat, stirring occasionally, for 1 hr.
• Periodically skim the scum off the surface with a spoon.
• Take off the heat, allow to cool.
• Ladle the cooled mixture into your food mill with the second to smallest metal strainer. Turn the handle until what remains in the top is quite dry. Remove this and start again with the next batch. Continue until done. Now you have the base (broth) for bouillabaisse!
• *The easiest thing to do next would be to reheat the soup, and poach the fish until just cooked (no longer) in the broth. However, for presentation purposes, I chose to pan-fry my fish in butter separately.
• Reheat the soup.
• Peel and boil the small potatoes so that they're ready for serving. We boiled them separately because we found their yellow colour a welcome contrast to the soup. However, you can always throw them in the pot and boil them in the soup.
• Pan fry or poach the cod filets (about 10 minutes depending on thickness).
• Pan fry or poach the tiger prawns (about 3 minutes).
• Add the mussels to the soup.
• Add the saffron to the soup.
• At this point, season the soup to taste with salt. Note: The mussels will add some salt, especially if they're Mediterranean mussels, so wait until they open.
• Add another chilli pepper if you like the heat.
• Add the cod to the bowls.
• Carefully ladle the soup around the cod, add the tiger prawns and mussels.
• Place the chervil on the cod.
• Serve with rouille on croutons and dry white wine from Cassis.

FISH PROVENCALE

Steps:

• Thaw fish, if frozen.
• Sprinkle each fillet with salt& pepper.
• Roll up fillets& secure with tooth pick.
• Cook onion, garlic& mushrooms In butter or margarine in a large skillet for about 5 minutes.
• Add wine, tomatoes, parsley, sugar& bouillon and bring to a boil.
• Add fish, reduce heat, cover& simmer for 15- 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily.
• Remove fish to a platter, cover& keep warm.
• Boil skillet mixture, uncovered, til reduced to about 1 1/2 cups.
• Combine water& corn starch& add to skillet.
• Cook, stirring constantly,'til mixture is thickened& bubbly.
• Spoon sauce over fish.

FISH SOUP PROVENCALE(BOURIDE)

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise and crushed garlic; cover and refrigerate.
• Heat 1/4 cup of the butter in 12-inch skillet until melted. Toast 6 of the bread slices in skillet over medium heat until brown on both sides; rub one side of bread with half clove garlic. Remove from skillet; keep warm. Repeat with remaining butter, bread and garlic.
• Cut fish filets into 1-inch pieces. Place fish in single layer in skillet. Add wine, onion and lemon slices, parsley, bay leaf, salt and just enough water to cover. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered until fish flakes easily with fork, about 6 minutes. Remove fish with slotted spoon; keep warm.
• Strain fish broth. Pour 1 1/2 cups of the broth into 2-quart saucepan; gradually beat in mayonnaise mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened.
• Place 2 slices of the French bread upright in each soup bowl; spoon fish between slices. Pour soup over fish; sprinkle with paprika.