Saffron Rouille Recipes

Steps:

• Place the garlic and salt on a cutting board and mince together. Transfer the mixture to a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Add the egg yolk, lemon juice, saffron, and red pepper flakes. Process until smooth.
• With the machine running, pour the olive oil in a thin, steady stream through the feed tube to make a thick mayonnaise emulsion. Transfer the rouille to a serving bowl and store it in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Steps:

• 1. Finely chop the garlic. Sprinkle a pinch of salt over the garlic and continue chopping and smashing it with the side of your knife to form a coarse paste. Transfer the paste to a medium mixing bowl.
• 2. Add the egg yolk, lemon juice, saffron and its soaking water, breadcrumbs, and a pinch of cayenne and black peppers. Whisk to combine the ingredients. Continue whisking constantly while drizzling the olive oil into the bowl in a slow, steady stream. When all of the oil is included, the mixture should have a consistency similar to that of mayonnaise. Serve the rouille or store it in the refrigerator, covered or jarred, for future use.

Steps:

• Put the egg yolks, mustard, and garlic in a food processor (or blender) and purée 30 seconds.
• With the machine still running, start to add the olive oil, drop by drop until it is thick and smooth. When it reaches this consistency, start to add the oil in a slow steady stream until gone.
• Dissolve the saffron threads in the warm white wine and add to the blender.
• Transfer to a bowl and taste. Stir in salt and lemon juice to season.
• Serve as an accompaniment to bouillabaisse or other fish soup. It may also be used as a dip.

Steps:

• Crush saffron, and place in a medium bowl. Pour 1/4 cup boiling water over; steep 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, chop garlic, and add a pinch of salt. Mash into a paste with a knife's flat side or a mortar and pestle.
• Add bread to saffron water; press to absorb.
• Add egg yolk; stir to combine. Gradually add 1/4 cup oil, drop by drop, stirring constantly, until smooth. Stir in remaining oil in a steady trickle.
• Stir in garlic, cayenne or chiles, and paprika, and season with salt.

Steps:

• Make the rouille. Preheat broiler. Cut the pepper into thick strips and place them face down on foil paper on a broiling rack. Broil until the skins are charred. Place in a closed paper bag for a few minutes, then peel off the skin.
• Put the pepper strips in the jar of a blender with bread crumbs, egg yolks and the garlic. Puree. Very gradually, little by little, add the olive oil until you have a thick, mayonaise-like sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Place in a bowl and set aside.
• Meanwhile, put the potatoes on to boil. Rinse the leeks, slice them and rinse the slices carefully to remove any traces of grit.
• Bring the wine to boil, add the saffron and set aside. Heat the butter and oil in a heavy casserole and soften the leeks with the garlic. When soft, add the tomatoes, thyme and the saffron-white wine mixture. Cover and allow to simmer gently for 10 to 15 minutes, adding a little water or wine if it gets dry.
• Meanwhile, debeard the mussels and wash them thoroughly, discarding any that are open and refuse to close when tapped, or that are broken. Place the shrimp in a small bowl of cold water and add salt.
• Rinse the shrimp. Add the mussels, shrimp and scallops to the casserole. Cook until the mussels have opened (three to four minutes). Serve the stew in soup bowls, ladling on the sauce. Serve the potatoes and the rouille separately.

Steps:

• Combine garlic and 1/2 cup oil in a small pot. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat; cook until very tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour oil through a fine sieve into a bowl. Set aside garlic. Place potatoes in a pot; cover with 1 inch water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer potatoes until tender, about 12 minutes. Pass garlic and potatoes through a food mill into a bowl.
• Stir in saffron, pepper flakes, and paprika. Stir in egg yolks. Beat in garlic oil and remaining 1 1/2 cups olive oil with a mixer until emulsified. Season with about 1 teaspoon salt. Rouille can be refrigerated up to 2 days. (Note: The egg yolks in this recipe are not cooked.)