Our Family's Basic Recipe for Bouillabaisse

1. 1

   Put the saffron in the water, and microwave (to make it fragrant).

2. 2

   De-sand the clams.

3. 3

   Rinse any bloody parts of the fish, and sprinkle with salt.

4. 4

   Chop the squid, and rinse the clams well.

5. 5

   Cut the potato into thin quarter-rounds, chop the tomato, and julienne the other vegetables.

6. 6

   Pour the olive oil in a pot, stir-fry the garlic over low heat until fragrant.

7. 7

   Add all the vegetables except for the potato and tomato, and continue stir-frying.

8. 8

   When the vegetables become soft and tender, and the volume decreases to half, turn up the heat to medium, and add the clams.

9. 9

   Pour in the white wine, and evaporate the alcohol.

10. 10

    When the clams start to open, add the warm water with saffron, consomme, bay leaf, squid, fish which was patted dry, tomato, and potato.

11. 11

    When it starts to boil, skim off the scum, turn down the heat to low.

12. 12

    Simmer for about 5 ~ 8 minutes until the potato and fish are cooked through.

13. 13

    Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste, and it's done.

14. 14

    Serve with aioli sauce.

15. 15

    Variation I cooked with saw-edged perch.

16. 16

    Variation I cooked mainly with blue mussel, without fish.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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