best fish soup, croutons and rouille sauce

Fish soup is a specialty of the Mediterranean. Each recipe is different because everyone puts their own personal touch. This is what gives her all her sweet charm and perfect character. This recipe for fish soup, croutons and rouille sauce are Ideal for your dinner, you will tell us about it!

This French food is one of my favorite summer foods. 

Ingredients seafood soup

FOR THE SOUP

• 2 kg of various fish (scorpion fish, sea bream, red mullet, gurnard, cod, sea bass, redfish, saithe). 
• 2 onions. 
• 2 carrots. 
• 1 leek. 
• 1 fennel bulb. 
• 3 tomatoes. 
• 2 minced garlic cloves. 
• 1 bouquet garni (bay leaf, thyme, etc.). 
• 1 pinch of saffron. 
• 3 tbsp. olive oil. 
• 3 liters of water. 
• salt pepper. 

FOR THE ROUILLE SAUCE

• 4 minced garlic cloves. 
• 1 small red pepper. 
• 1 egg yolk. 
• 1 slice of bread (the crumb). 
• 1/4 liter of olive oil. 

For decoration

A few slices of bread, to make toast.
scampis or gray shrimps or 1 bag of seafood
grated cheese (optional). 

Preparation mediterranean  French soupe

1-For the fish soup, croutons and rouille sauce: Clean, empty the fish and cut them into large pieces. Wash the carrots, the leek, the fennel, and cut them into small dice as well as the onions then brown them over low heat in hot olive oil.
2-Add the fish, cook them for a few minutes, reserve a few nice pieces (the most presentable) to garnish the soup.
3-Wash and cut the tomatoes into small pieces, add them to the pan and season with garlic, bouquet garni, saffron, salt and pepper. Cover with hot water, and bring to the boil and cook ( 45 minutes).
4-After removing the bones, pass the soup through a grinder, let it simmer with the reserved pieces of fish as well as the scampis or gray shrimps or the bag of seafood.

5-Rouille of your fish soup, croutons and rouille sauce: In a mortar, crush the garlic with the pepper, add the bread crumbs soaked in the soup and pressed as well as the egg yolk. Pour the olive oil little by little and go up like a mayonnaise.
6-In a skillet, brown the croutons. Serve your fish soup, croutons and rouille sauce hot with grated cheese.

TIPS

Do you know that fish soup is the most economical soup. You can also use leftover fish from your fridge, frozen fish or ask your fishmonger for the cheapest fish fillets. 

Questions about the smooth fish soup recipe

What do you eat rouille sauce with?

French Rouille is a  bread-enriched thick sauce that owes its flavor and color to saffron. This delicious and flavorful garlic sauce goes well with cold steamed shrimp and  fried fish or seafood, as well as a sauce for heavily grilled fish such as swordfish, sturgeon or  sea bass.

What is the history of fish soup?

The fish soup comes from Provence, probably from Marseille, and  can be found all along the French Mediterranean coast.It is often eaten as an aperitif and is usually served hot  with crusty croutons and Gruyere cheese.
What is a biscuit or a bouillabaisse?
Bouillabaisse is a traditional Provençal soup or stew (difference) originating in Marseille; it is the city's trademark (see another photo at the top of the page). Contains a variety of fish, shellfish and vegetables (celery, leek, onion, potato, tomato).

What is difference between rouille and aioli?
Rouille is an aioli variant that uses saffron  fish soup as the hot liquid and  is served on bouillabaisse croutons.

What is bouillabaisse sauce made of? Bouillabaise
  sauce features vegetables like zucchini, onions, and peppers cooked with  fish bones.

What is aioli  made of?
True Aioli is an emulsion of crushed garlic, olive oil and a pinch of salt. Its processing is laborious, since the oil has to be added drop by drop and ground with a mortar.Aioli is extremely thick and is used as an ingredient in traditional Mediterranean dishes.

Is aioli bad for you?
Aioli cannot be used as a healthy dish because it is high in calories and cholesterol. It also does not provide enough nutrients and minerals. There aren't many ingredients and they're not that nutritious.

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