Bouillabaisse is a classic Provençal seafood soup with an enchantingly complex broth that's actually simpler to make at home than you might think.
Ingredients:
Sauce Rouille:
1 tablespoon hot fish stock or clam broth
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 small red hot pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup soft white bread, pulled into bits
1/2 cup olive oil
Bouillabaisse:
3 pounds of at least 3 different kinds of fish fillets (such as sea bass, red mullet, haddock, halibut, cod, conger, or red porgy), cut into 2-inch pieces
1 pound mussels or clams
1 pound squid or crab
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup onions, thinly sliced
2 leeks, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
1/4 fennel bulb, thinly sliced, or 1 teaspoon fennel seeds