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Commander's Palace Creole Bouillabaisse Recipe

Commander's Palace Creole Bouillabaisse Recipe

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Ingredients:

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1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup garlic, peeled and chopped
4 blue crabs
1/2 lb shrimp shells (fresh, not frozen, plus heads )
1 jalapeno, minced and seeded
4 stalks celery, coarsely chopped ( no leaves)
2 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped
3 leeks, split, cleaned and coarsely chopped
3 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
4 large onions, peeled and coarsely chopped
6 tomatoes
2 quarts fish stock (or 1 quart water plus 1 quart white wine)
2 fresh thyme sprigs
8 basil leaves, stemmed and chopped
1 pinch saffron
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tbsp garlic, minced
24 mussels , scrubbed and de-bearded
8 slices seafood sausage (commander's )
8 oz fish fillets, cut into pieces (trout or sheepshead preferred)
3/4 cup dry white wine ( pinot grigio , sauvignon blanc or chardonnay are all good)
24 oysters, shucked
2 leeks, split, cleaned and julienned
2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 red pepper, seeded and julienned
8 baby new potatoes, quartered and blanched for five minutes
24 jumbo shrimp, peeled with tails left on
1 lb crabmeat
salt and pepper , to taste
fresh parsley, minced (for garnish )

Directions:

To make the broth base: Heat olive oil in a large pot; saute the garlic until golden.
Add the crab and shrimp shells; saute for ten minutes.
Add the rest of the vegetables and cook until tender, about 20 mintues.
Add stock or water and wine, herbs and saffron; simmer for an hour.
Puree in batches and strain.
To make the bouillabaisse: In a large pan, heat 1/4 cup of olive oil over medium heat and saute garlic until golden.
Add mussels, shrimp, seafood sausage and fish; cook for about five minutes.
Pour in the whie wine and cook, scraping the bottom of the pan to remove any browned bits.
Add 8 cups of the broth and bring to a boil.
In a medium pan, heat 1/4 cup olive oil and saute the vegetables until tender.
Add oysters and crab meat to the broth and seafood mixture.
Add sauteed vegetables to the mixture and season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	2206.46 Kcal (9238 kJ)
Calories from fat	856.9 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	95.21g	146%
Cholesterol	815.41mg	272%
Sodium	2937.99mg	122%
Potassium	4023.96mg	86%
Total Carbs	77.34g	26%
Sugars	16.69g	67%
Dietary Fiber	10.32g	41%
Protein	249.2g	498%
Vitamin C	97.9mg	163%
Vitamin A	2.6mg	88%
Iron	78.8mg	438%
Calcium	235.4mg	24%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	118.41 Kcal (496 kJ)
Calories from fat	45.99 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	5.11g	146%
Cholesterol	43.76mg	272%
Sodium	157.67mg	122%
Potassium	215.95mg	86%
Total Carbs	4.15g	26%
Sugars	0.9g	67%
Dietary Fiber	0.55g	41%
Protein	13.37g	498%
Vitamin C	5.3mg	163%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	88%
Iron	4.2mg	438%
Calcium	12.6mg	24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

51.3

Points
55

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free

Bad Points

High in Sodium,
High in Total Fat

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