Bourride Recipe
This is a kick ass Bourride recipe which will knockout anyone who eats it. Excuse my French please. The delicious Mediterranean Bourride is mostly prepared with Fish as the main ingredient. There is not a single month when I don't serve this yummy Appetizer! I would really appreciate a feedback on this recipe of Bourride. Thank You.
Ingredients
8 cups water
1-1/2 cups chopped onions
2 tomatoes, chopped
3 sprigs parsley
1 sprig oregano
1 bay leaf
6 coriander seeds
1 cup chopped celery
3 garlic cloves
Peel from
1/2 orange
1 teaspoon salt
4 black peppercorns, lightly crushed
Pinch saffron threads
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds fish fillets, such as flounder, bass, red snapper, butter fish
8 slices stale
French bread
Salt and black pepper to taste
2 egg yolks, beaten
Aioli Sauce
Directions
Bring water, vegetables, herbs, seasonings and oil to boil, cover, lower heat and simmer 20 minutes.
Wrap fish in cheesecloth, raise heat, add fish, lower heat and poach gently 10 to 12 minutes until just tender.
Place a slice of bread into each of 8 bowls, top with half a fillet, and keep warm.
Strain stock and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
Whisk 1/2 cup hot soup into egg yolks and return to rest of soup.
Ladle soup into bowls and top each serving with 1 tablespoon Aioli Sauce.
Wrap fish in cheesecloth, raise heat, add fish, lower heat and poach gently 10 to 12 minutes until just tender.
Place a slice of bread into each of 8 bowls, top with half a fillet, and keep warm.
Strain stock and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
Whisk 1/2 cup hot soup into egg yolks and return to rest of soup.
Ladle soup into bowls and top each serving with 1 tablespoon Aioli Sauce.
