Garlic Seafood Soup

THE ULTIMATE SEA FOOD SOUP

Steps:

• To make the fish stock, hack up the crabs with a large sharp knife and put them into a big stockpot. Peel and de-vein the shrimp and put the shells into the pot (reserve the shrimp for later). Add the fish bones on top. Add lemon and lemon juice, bay leaves, fennel, strip of orange zest, parsley, and thyme. Add the tomatoes, squeezing as you add them. Add garlic, leek, onion, water, and wine. Season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper and a pinch of cayenne. Place over a medium heat. Simmer gently for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, but don't let it boil. Skim and discard the fish foam that rises to the surface. Remove from heat.
• Put the lobster claws into a large cast iron serving pot and strain the stock over them.
• Turn the temperature up and simmer for 5 minutes. Add a splash of olive oil and a pinch of saffron. Lastly add the reserved shrimp and lobster tails, and cook for 3 minutes. Add large bite sized pieces of sea bass and cook for 3 minutes.
• To serve: Place pieces of seafood in a big soup bowl. Put a spoonful of Rouille on Croutons and ladle soup on top.
• To make the rouille, put the red pepper, garlic, mayonnaise, saffron, cayenne, and lemon juice in a food processor. Pulse the mixture until combined and smooth. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• To make the croutons lightly brush the baguette slices with olive oil and bake until crisp, about 10 minutes.

SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and green pepper; cook and stir until tender. Add carrots and garlic; cook 3 minutes longer. Stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes, wine and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 30 minutes., Stir in salmon, shrimp and parsley. Cook, covered, 7-10 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork and shrimp turn pink. Discard bay leaf.

FAST AND EASY FISH SOUP WITH GARLIC AIOLI

Steps:

• This is a very basic recipe, it encourages experimentation with additional ingredients.
• In Large Saucepan saute butter, pepper, onion, and garlic until onion is translucent.
• Add Chicken broth, tomatoes and clam juice, and potatoes if necessary, bring to boil; reduce heat to simmer.
• Add fresh herbs, splash of wine, salt and pepper to taste and let simmer for 3 minutes (or until potatoes are tender) stirring occasionally.
• Add fish and cook for 5-7 minutes or until fish is cooked.
• While fish is cooking in soup, make the aioli.
• In small bowl mix, mayo, garlic, lemon juice and cayenne.
• Put on the table.
• Serve soup in large bowls with plenty of sourdough and dollop of aioli.

GARLIC SOUP WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine olive oil and garlic in a deep skillet or broad saucepan and turn heat to medium. Sprinkle cloves lightly with salt and pepper, and cook, turning occasionally, until they are tender and lightly browned all over, about 10 minutes; lower heat if they seem to be browning too quickly. Remove garlic with a slotted spoon.
• Turn heat to low and add bread (in batches, if necessary); cook on each side until nicely browned, about 4 minutes total. Remove bread, add stock and raise heat to medium high.
• When stock is nearly boiling, add shrimp and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until shrimp are pink, about 4 minutes. Place a piece of bread and some garlic cloves in each of 4 bowls; then ladle in a portion of soup and shrimp. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

ITALIAN SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil.
• Add onions, garlic, oregano and fennel.
• Sweat onions until tender.
• Add tomatoes, clam juice, wine and liquid from canned clams.
• Bring to stew consistency (about 15 minutes).
• Add shrimp, clams, and crab meat.
• Cook on medium heat about 2 minutes.
• Add basil, cayenne,and black pepper to taste.
• Simmer 2 more minutes.

SPICY SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• Season catfish and shrimp with garlic powder, paprika, Cajun seasoning, and curry powder; set aside in a bowl.
• Heat a 6-quart pot over medium heat for 2 minutes; add olive oil. Add corn, bok choy, onion, bell pepper, serrano pepper, and garlic. Stir-fry until onion becomes tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Pour in water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add catfish and shrimp to the soup. Cover and cook until flesh is opaque, 6 to 7 minutes more. Garnish soup with cilantro.