Positively, Absolutely, Not Real Bouillabaisse - Alton Brown

Positively, Absolutely, Not Real Bouillabaisse - Alton Brown

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Get this easy-to-follow Positively, Absolutely, Not Real Bouillabaisse recipe from Alton Brown's Good Eats. Delicious, great aromas & flavor.

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound raw fish heads, bones, tail, and lobster tail shell
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • 6 cups water
  • 1/2 cup olive oil, divided
  • 6 ounces coarsely chopped onion
  • 3 ounces coarsely chopped fennel bulb
  • 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt, divided
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1 (3-inch) piece orange peel, optional
  • 1/16 teaspoon saffron
  • 8 ounces firm fish fillets, such as farmed cobia or wild striped bass, skin and bones removed, cut into 1-inch pieces, at room temperature
  • 8 ounces flaky fish fillets, such as black cod, wild halibut, or black rockfish, skin and bones removed, cut into 1-inch pieces, at room temperature
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 8 ounces mussels, cleaned and beards trimmed, at room temperature
  • 1 large raw lobster tail, shell removed and meat cut into 1-inch pieces, at room temperature
  • 1 baguette, sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, cut in half
  • 1 large red bell pepper
  • 3 large cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 fresh red chile, stem removed and seeded
  • 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

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