Recipe: Bourride

Yes, this fish stew is time consuming, but it’s so delicious that it’s well worth the effort. The whole process can easily be broken down into a number of steps. I often make the stock and aioli a day ahead and cook the soup the day I need it. I used hapuku but any medium- or firm-fleshed fish will work. 

Serves 6-8 / Preparation 60 minutes / Cooking 40 minutes

For the stock
frames of 2 x 1kg-1.5kg whole fish (remove skin-on fillets – 500g-600g – and use for soup); or use 1.5 litres fish stock 
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
1 celery stick, sliced
3 cloves garlic, roughly sliced
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
2 bay leaves
2 strips orange peel
a few stalks of parsley
1 teaspoon sea salt
½ cup white wine

Remove the gills and any blood from the fish frames and roughly chop with a cleaver. Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the vegetables, spices and herbs for a few minutes. Add the fish bones to the pan, cook for a few minutes then add the salt and the wine. Bring to the boil then add 1½ litres water. Bring to the boil, skim off the scum and simmer over a very low heat for 30 minutes. Strain through a very fine sieve and discard the solids. 

If using fish stock, cook the vegetables as above then add the salt and wine, bring to the boil, add the stock and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain and continue as for the main recipe.

Aioli
2-3 cloves garlic
½ teaspoon sea salt
2 egg yolks
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons lemon juice

Mash the garlic and salt together in a mortar. Add the egg yolks and whisk well. Very slowly whisk in the oil until it emulsifies and thickens. 

Add the lemon juice and a little water, if very thick. Divide between 2 bowls and set aside.

For the stew
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 leek, thinly sliced
2 tomatoes, peeled, deseeded, chopped
400g waxy potatoes, cut into 5mm slices
600g skin-on fish fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
sliced baguette to serve

from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/89360232/Recipe-Bourride

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