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A speedy, one-pot bouillabaisse

Alex Mackay from Good Food Bites
Enjoy a wonderfully flavourful seafood soup with Alex Mackay's elegant version of a classic French dish

A speedy, one-pot bouillabaisse

Method

1. Put the onion, garlic, fennel, tomatoes, tomato paste, potatoes, saffron, orange zest and olive oil into a large, shallow, heavy-based saucepan.

2. Sweat over a low heat for about five minutes, stirring occasionally until the vegetables are soft but not coloured.

3. Add in enough water to just cover the vegetables, bring to the boil and cook briskly for around 5 minutes or until the potatoes are almost cooked through.

4. Add the mussels and tiger prawns, cover and simmer for 1 minute.

5. Put the fillets of red mullet and sea bream on top, cover, turn the heat right down and cook very gently for 4-5 minutes.

6. While the fish is cooking make the rouille. Whisk together the egg yolk and mustard with a little salt in a bowl.

7. Whisking continuously, slowly drizzle in first the groundnut oil and then the olive oil until you have a thick mayonnaise. Stir in the tomato paste and cayenne pepper. Add salt to taste and set aside.

8. Once the red mullet and sea bream is cooked, lift it onto a warmed serving plate. Stir the rouille into the remaining shellfish mixture, season well with salt and cayenne and serve with the fish.

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Serves: 2

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 20 min

Ingredients
1 small onion, chopped into 3cm dice
3 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 small fennel bulb, chopped into 3cm dice
2 large plum tomatoes
1 tsp tomato paste
6 small new potatoes, sliced thinly
1 good pinch of saffron strands
3 strips of dried orange zest
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 fillets of Red mullet, skin on
2 small fillets of sea bream, or seabass, skin on
12 raw mussels
4 large raw tiger prawns in their shells, halved lengthways
Salt
cayenne pepper

For the rouille:

1 large egg yolk
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
50ml non-scented oil, (groundnut or vegetable)
50ml extra virgin olive oil
½ tbsp tomato paste
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
Salt