Classic French Bouillabaisse Recipe

Bouillabaisse is by far one of the best known classic french dishes. It is more than stew many often refer to it as. The rich dish teems with fresh fish and seafood with the classic combination being conger, scorpionfish, sea bass, whiting, monkfish, octopus, crab, spiny lobster, and angler fish, among many other seafood varieties. Marseille is the recognized home to the famous dish, though it can be found elsewhere, for the authentic and best, then you need to head to the south. This bouillabaisse recipe is an heirloom recipe dating back 150 years to ancestors in the south of france. This is the original marseille bouillabaisse, a simple seafood stew fishermen made with their unsalable fish. Many additions have been made to other versions over the years, as cultures intermeshed and international ingredients became widely available. This bouillabaisse, on the other hand, is delicious in its simplicity.