Name: Provençal Fish Soup Recipe
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large onion; 2 celery ribs; 1 small Carrot; 6 clove garlic; 4 strips of orange zest; 4 sprigs thyme; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 2 tsp coriander seeds; pinch of saffron threads; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 can whole tomatoes; 2 bottle clam juice; ¾ cup Dry red wine; ½ cup ruby port; 1¾ lbs grouper; ½ lb medium shrimp in the shell; 1 tbsp Pernod; Salt and coarsely ground pepper

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How To Make Provençal Fish Soup

Tender and flaky fish, plump shrimps, and soft veggies are simmered in a spiced tomato and clam broth, to yield this but flavor-packed Provençal fish soup!

Preparation: 50 minutes

Cooking: 40 minutes

Total: 1 hour 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

¼cupextra-virgin olive oil
1large onion
2celery ribs
1small carrot
6garlic cloves
4orange zest,3-inch strips
4thyme sprigs
2tspfennel seeds
2tspcoriander seeds
pinchsaffron threads
1tbsptomato paste
1canwhole tomatoes
2bottleclam juice
¾cupdry red wine
½cupruby port
1¾lbsgrouper fillets,or red snapper, skinless
½lbmedium shrimp,in the shell
1tbsppernod
salt and coarsely ground pepper

Instructions

In a large pot, heat the oil. Add the onion, celery and carrot and cook for 5 minutes, over moderately high heat until softened.
Add the garlic, orange zest, thyme sprigs, fennel and coriander seeds and saffron and cook for 5 minutes over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant.
Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute over high heat until glossy. Add the tomatoes, clam juice, wine and port and bring to a boil.
Add the grouper and shrimp, cover partially and simmer for 45 minutes. Discard the zest and thyme sprigs.
Working in batches, transfer the soup to a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Rinse out the pot.
Set a food mill fitted with a coarse blade over the pot and run the soup through the food mill.
Bring the soup to a simmer. Stir in the Pernod and season with salt and pepper.
Ladle the soup into bowls, serve, and enjoy!