Soup, Chili, Stew and Dumpling Recipes
Florida Orange Bouillabaisse
Serve Florida Orange Bouillabaisse with crusty French bread and garlic mayonnaise.
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 4 cups onions or shallots, thinly sliced
- 10 cloves garlic, crushed
- 6 large tomatoes, chopped
- 1 pound celery, thinly sliced
- 1 bulb fennel, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 16 ounces Florida orange juice
- 16 ounces clam juice or fish broth
- 2 ounces white wine
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 bay leaf
- Zest of 1/2 Florida orange
- 1 teaspoon saffron threads
- 3 pounds assorted fish fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces*
- 1 to 2 pounds clams or mussels
- 1 pound cooked shrimp, crab, lobster meat or rock lobster tails
Instructions
- Heat a deep, heavy bottom stockpot over medium heat. Add oil and onions; cook until deep golden. Add garlic and cook for one minute.
- Add tomatoes, celery, fennel and salt; cook, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes.
- Add orange juice, clam juice, wine, lemon juice, thyme, orange zest, saffron; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for about 15 minutes.
- Taste and adjust seasoning. When broth is flavorful, add fish fillets and clams; simmer until fish is thoroughly cooked. Add shrimp; heat through.
Notes
* Tilapia, halibut and cod work well in this recipe.
Attributrion
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Florida Department of Agriculture