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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Prepare the Fish Stock: | 2. Pour 3 pints (2 liters) water into a large saucepan, add the herbs, onion, carrot, celery and peppercorns and season with salt. | 3. Gradually bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. | 4. Remove from the heat, leave to cool, then add the fish (the water should just cover). | 5. Return to the heat, bring just to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. | 6. Remove from the heat and leave the fish to cool in the stock for a stronger flavor. | 7. Strain the stock. | 8. Leave to cool slightly, then strain. | 9. Prepare the Soup: | 10. Discard any mussels with broken shells or that do not shut immediately when sharply tapped. | 11. Put the mussels in a dry frying pan, place over a high heat and cook for about 5 minutes until the shells open. | 12. Discard any mussels that remain closed. | 13. Remove the mussels from the shells and set aside. | 14. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan, add the onion and saffron and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. | 15. Add the tomatoes and stock, season with salt and pepper and cook for 20 minutes. | 16. Add the mussels. | 17. Toast the bread on both sides under a preheated grill, then rub with the garlic and place a slice in each of four soup bowls. | 18. Ladle in the soup and sprinkle with the parsley. Serves 4. | 19. That's it! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
parsley sprig	1			-	-	-	-
thyme sprig	1			-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
carrot	1		sliced	52.48	12.2624	1.1904	0.3072
celery	1		sliced	16.16	2.9997	0.6969	0.1717
black peppercorn	1	tablespoon	crushed	-	-	-	-
fish	2 1/4	lb	bone	1336.203	0.0	207.5705	49.3681
salt				-	-	-	-
mussel	20		scrubbed	7801.9377	334.7576	1079.5704	203.2133
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
saffron thread	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
tomato	2		peeled seeded chopped	124.1379	27.5262	6.4768	1.0795
bread	4	slices		-	-	-	-
garlic clove	1	halved		-	-	-	-
flat leaf parsley	1	tablespoon	chopped	-	-	-	-
salt pepper				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.