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Marseille Style Shrimp Stew

Here's how you make Marseille Style Shrimp Stew
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 30m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • ROUILLE
  • 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  • Salt
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (extra-virgin)
  • SHRIMP STEW
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 1 medium fennel bulb (cored and finely chopped)
  • 1 yellow onion (finely chopped)
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 strips (one-inch) orange zest
  • Ground cloves (pinch)
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup clam juice (bottled)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes (canned whole, chopped)
  • 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads (crumbled)
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1 1/2 pounds shrimp (jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined)
  • Toasted baguettes, for serving
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • FOR THE ROUILLE

  • Step 1: In a bowl, mash the garlic with a pinch of salt. Whisk in the mayonnaise, lemon juice, paprika, and cayenne. Whisk in 1 tablespoon olive oil. Set aside.

  • FOR THE SHRIMP

  • Step 2: In a large, deep skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of oil until shimmering. Add the fennel and onion and cook over medium high heat, stirring, until softened, 7 minutes.

  • Step 3: Add the garlic, orange zest and ground cloves and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the wine and cook until nearly evaporated, 5 minutes.

  • Step 4: Add the clam juice, tomatoes, saffroon and 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper and lower heat to a simmer and cook until the sauce is reduced by half, 10 minutes.

  • Step 5: Add the shrimp to the skillet, cover and cook over medium heat, turning once, until cooked, 5 minutes. Discard the zest.

  • Step 6: Spread the rouille on the toasts and serve with the stew.


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