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Bouillabaisse with Mussels & Prawns – Southern France
Provençal seafood soup without fish fillets – Sven's version with mussels and prawns. Aromatic, Mediterranean and perfect with baguette.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 20 minutes
- Cooking time: approx. 30 minutes
- Total: approx. 50 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 175 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 22.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 7 g
- Fat
- ≈ 2.6 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 1 onion · ≈ 100.0 g
- 2 garlic cloves · ≈ 6.0 g
- parsley · ≈ 5 g
- 1 kg mussels · ≈ 250 g · Estimated edible amount without bones or shells
- 1 fennel bulb · ≈ 200 g
- fish or vegetable stock · ≈ 250 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
Individual missing fat values were supplemented with documented comparable values from Matvaretabellen or BLS; these values are estimates too.
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 1 kg mussels
- 300 g prawns
- 1 fennel bulb
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 400 g tomatoes
- 150 ml white wine
- fish or vegetable stock
- saffron
- orange zest
- parsley
Instructions
- Sauté the fennel, onion and garlic.
- Add the tomatoes, wine, stock and spices.
- Simmer for 25 minutes.
- Steam the mussels and prawns in the broth.
