Michel Richards Fish Soup With Flounder Crayfish And Squid Recipes

FISH AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or just until garlic begins to brown.
• Stir in all remaining ingredients except fish. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 8 minutes.
• Add fish; cook uncovered 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fish flakes easily with fork and vegetables are tender.

MICHEL RICHARD'S AVOCADO SOUP WITH SNAPPER CEVICHE

Steps:

• In a blender combine avocado, stock and lemon juice and process for several minutes to a smooth puree; season to taste with salt and Tabasco pepper sauce. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 1 hour until well chilled.
• In a nonreactive bowl combine lime juice, chile, tomato, cilantro and chives. Slowly whisk in oil; season to taste with salt and Tabasco pepper sauce. Stir fish into marinade, cover and refrigerate for 60 minutes. Remove from refrigerator and let sit 15 minutes at room temperature.
• To serve, ladle soup into a large shallow soup bowl. Remove fish from marinade with a slotted spoon and mound in center of plate. Garnish with cilantro or dill sprigs and serve immediately.

SOUPE DE POISSON AVEC CALMAR (FISH SOUP WITH SQUID)

Steps:

• Cut the body of the squid into half-inch circles. Cut the flat portions of the squid into 1 1/2-inch squares. Cut tentacles into bite-size portions. There should be about three cups.
• Cut the fish into 1 1/2-inch squares. There should be about 1 1/2 cups monkfish, 2 to 2 1/2 cups cod.
• Heat the oil in a casserole or Dutch oven and add the garlic and onions. Cook, stirring, until onion is wilted. Add the leeks and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, stirring. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the saffron, tomato paste, wine, bay leaf, thyme and fennel seeds. Stir and bring to a boil.
• Add squid and monkfish and water. Add half of the parsley and the red peppers. Bring to a boil and let boil 10 minutes. The fish should boil rather than simmer. Add cod and reduce heat. Let soup simmer about two minutes, no longer. Serve with remaining parsley sprinkled over each serving.

FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Shell the shrimp and put the shells in a stockpot. Put the shrimp in a mound on a large plate. Slice the squid and place in a mound next to the shrimp. Cut the remaining fish into one-and-a-half-inch chunks and put any bones into the stockpot. Squeeze lemon juice onto the fish and set aside.
• Add the parsley to the stockpot with any fish heads and other bones. Add five cups water and simmer gently uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and soften the leek with the carrots and the garlic. Add the tomatoes with the saffron and white wine. Cook gently for five minutes, turn heat down to very low, cover and simmer while the broth is cooking.
• Meanwhile, make the rouille. Put the bread and mayonnaise into the bowl of a food processor. Add the mayonnaise, paprika and cayenne. Slowly add the oil and process until you have a thick puree. Season to taste and place in a small bowl.
• Drain the fish broth and reserve. Put the broth into a pot that you can carry to the table and add the leek tomato mixture. Simmer for five minutes.
• Just before serving add the fish to the broth. First add the squid, cook for five minutes, then add the white fish, cook for two minutes, then add the shrimp and cook for two minutes. Bring to the table and serve the rouille separately.