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- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30-35 minutes
- Total Time: 35-40 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stove top
Ingredients
- 2 medium tomatoes
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 1 leek diced
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 sprig of fennel leaf
- 1 sprig of fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- ¼ pound mussels, cleaned and debearded
- 4 cups water
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pound sea bass, cut into 1-2 inch pieces
- ⅓ pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- ⅛ teaspoon saffron threads
- Baguette bread
Instructions
- In a large pot bring water to a boil. Cut the area that the stems were attached to the tomato. Using a slotted spoon carefully lower the tomatoes into the boiling water. When the skins around where you cut start to lift slightly, about 10-20 seconds, remove from the water. Let the tomatoes cool for 1-2 minutes, until you can handle them, and then remove the skins with your fingers, they should just pull away from the tomato. Then chop the tomato.
- In a large stockpot over medium heat add the olive oil, salt, onion, leeks, and tomatoes. Cook until the onion is starting to get translucent, about 5-8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
- Turn the heat to high and add the fennel, thyme, bay leaf, lemon zest, lemon juice, mussels, and water. Bring to a boil until the oil and water combine, about 3-5 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the pepper and sea bass. Cook for 10 minutes then add the shrimp. Cook for an additional 2 minutes until the sea bass is opaque and tender, but still firm, and the shrimp are pink.
- Remove from heat and add the saffron. Stir and serve with baguette bread.
Notes
The nutritional information does not include the baguette bread.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 923.5
- Fat: 22.5
- Saturated Fat: 3.6
- Carbohydrates: 14.8
- Fiber: 3.7
- Protein: 49.2
- Cholesterol: 236.9
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