Ann's Christmas Eve Bouillabaisse Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Seafood Recipes. (Ann's Christmas Eve Bouillabaisse Recipe). This is my mom's recipe, and it is a treat. Most everyone wants second helpings (and even thirds)! For this recipe, a little saffron goes a long way and one can never have too much fennel; the seafood is suggested but you can change this recipe according to your taste!

Brief

Prep 45 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Total: 1hr20 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Ann's Christmas Eve Bouillabaisse Recipe

Ingredients

½ cup olive oil

2 stalks celery

chopped

2 cloves garlic

minced

3 leeks

sliced

1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

1 bay leaf

1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes

2 (8 ounce) bottles clam juice

2 ¾ cups dry white wine

2 teaspoons fennel seeds

crushed

salt and ground black pepper to taste

3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 pound red snapper fillets

cut into 2 inch pieces

1 pinch saffron

24 sea scallops

30 small mussels

scrubbed and debearded

1 pound cooked lobster meat

cut into bite-size pieces

Old Charleston Style Shrimp and Grits

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the celery garlic leeks thyme and bay leaf; cook and stir until the vegetables have softened about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in the diced tomatoes clam juice white wine fennel seed salt and pepper and parsley. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add the snapper and cook for an additional 10 minutes.

Step 3

Gently mix in the saffron scallops and mussels. Cook until the scallops are no longer translucent and the mussels have opened their shells about five minutes. Add the lobster pieces and cook until heated through about one minute.

Step 4

Ladle the bouillabaisse into serving bowls making sure each portion contains 5 mussels 2 to 3 sea scallops fish and a piece of lobster.

Nutritional Information

Ann's Christmas Eve Bouillabaisse Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 371.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 37.7g 75%

Carbohydrates: 10.1g 3%

Dietary Fiber: 1.2g 5%

Sugars: 2.8g

Fat: 13.7g 21%

Saturated Fat: 2g 10%

Cholesterol: 91.9mg 31%

Vitamin A Iu: 957.3IU 19%

Niacin Equivalents: 7.4mg 57%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 25%

Vitamin C: 14.3mg 24%

Folate: 54.7mcg 14%

Calcium: 151.1mg 15%

Iron: 4.9mg 27%

Magnesium: 89.6mg 32%

Potassium: 864mg 24%

Sodium: 641.3mg 26%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 12%

Calories From Fat: 122.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.