Seafood Broccoli Rabe Stew
Attend this heat and hearty soup with toasted pieces of baguette.
- 1 tablespoon further virgin olive oil
- 2 leeks, halved and thinly sliced
- 1 bulb fennel, quartered, cored, and thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 4 cup seafood or vegetable broth
- 1 can overwhelmed tomatoes
- 1 cup pitted inexperienced olives
- 1 pound runt, peeled and deveined
- 1 1/2 pound mussels, scrubbed and debearded
- 1 bunch broccoli rabe, trimmed into bite size pieces
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground unlit pepper, plus extra for garnish
- 4 tablespoon unusual chopped herbs (akin to parsley, cilantro, and mint, or a combination)
- zest of one lemon
- 6 slices grilled or toasted baguette
- In a natty soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the leeks and fennel and cook till wilted and fragrant, 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute extra.
- Trail within the tomato paste and cook for 2-3 minutes, till the tomato paste begins to brown a runt bit.
- Add the white wine, broth, and overwhelmed tomatoes and carry to a simmer over medium low heat. Simmer till correct style develops, 25-half-hour.
- Trail within the olives, runt, mussels, and broccoli rabe, making sure it is all submerged within the broth. Veil the pot and simmer over medium low heat till the runt is red and opaque, the mussels are launch, and the broccoli rabe is subtle-crisp, 4-5 minutes. Season the soup with salt and pepper.
- To lend a hand, ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with extra freshly ground unlit pepper, a sprinkling of unusual herbs, and a runt little bit of lemon zest. Attend with toasted bread.