Health Benefits of Broth with the Recipe of Bouillabaisse

What is the diet of energetic people?
They eat broth.
What is the diet of fatigue people?
They don't eat broth.

The dietitians told us glutamic acid works for the health of our immune and digestive system, and energy production as well. It has the benefit to protect the intestinal mucosa, destroy harmful bacteria, and lower the colon cancer risk. It contributes to boots the health of the nervous system, produce the serotonin to reduce stress and anxiety.  Food such as shellfish, kombu, mushrooms, and tomatoes contain glutamic acid.  Bouillabaisse is one of my favorite soup that combines the health benefits with the delicious taste.  What is bouillabaisse?  It is the classic Provençal seafood stew from the French port city of Marseilles. This broth is the finest way to consume fresh seafood which is super delicious. Whereas, the quality of the ingredients determines the perfect art of culinary through the flavors of the seafood to shine through.

Ingredients

Fishes

• Cod, sockeye salmon, red snapper fillets, halibut fillet
• Use 2 to 3 kinds of fishes.
• Pick what is in season and what is fresh in the store
  

Shellfishes

• clams, shrimps, mussels
  

Vegetables

• Leek, fennel bulb, garlic cloves, bay leaves, tomatoes, potatoes, onion
  

Herbs

• thyme, marjoram, parsley
  

Flavor

• Saffron, cayenne pepper, Black Peppercorns, sea salt
  

Others

• Olive oil and white wine
  

Recipe

1. Peel and cut shrimp, reserving the shrimp shells.
2. Fillet fish, cut into large pieces
3. Cut leek, onion, celery, fennel, potatoes, chili, tomatoes,
4. Bring the water to a simmer and add the shrimp shells, bay leaf, peppercorns to the pot and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
5. heat the olive oil over medium heat in a heavy bottomed soup pan. Add the onion, leek, tomatoes, and a pinch of salt, and slowly sweat them until tender but not browned (about 20 minutes).
6. Add the fennel, orange peel, saffron, seasoning,
7. Add the garlic, saute a few more minutes until garlic is tender and fragrant.
8. Add the fish stock and water
9. Add the fish fillets, two minutes later add the mussels and clams. About two minutes later add the shrimp.
10. Pour few drops of white wine on it
    
11. Garnish freshly chop parsley

Tips

1. Make sure the fishes are fresh

Pick what is available in where you live. What fishes are in season or what are the fishermen’s big catch.  How to tell the fish is fresh?  The fish grill has the smell of seawater instead of the fishy or decay smell.  The fish eyes are black and white clear, eye white has transparent reflective color, not in diffuse color. When you cut the fish into pieces, the fresh fish fillet should appear light red, not pale dull.

If you bought the fishes from the store but not prepare to cook immediately, you don’t need to washing or rinsing the fishes. Wrapped them up with paper, put inside a plastic bag, and stored in the fridge. This help to prolong the freshness of the fishes.

Cod is my favorite choice.  The trick is to pick the white-light skin cod which tell it comes from the cold ocean where should be their perfect living environment. How about the cod with darker skin color?  They taste fishy because they come from the warmer ocean.

2. Buy what kind of clams, mussels, and shrimps?

The shell appears shiny if they are produced or raised in the aquaculture farm. Shellfishes from the sea catch which get a better taste.  Add white wine on them to reduce the fishy smell and tastier.

3. Use the best oil

There are various kinds of healthy oil including sesame oil, walnut oil, or morocco culinary argan oil. Olive oil is nice.  It is not so simple if you regard the extra virgin olive oil is the best of its type, and some would use the chemical enhancer.  How to tell the oil is good?

• Natural aromas
  
• Cold pressed, it appears no color or amber color
• Smooth taste and not sticky
• Spread a drop on the skin, easily absorb and not sticky
  

Health Benefits about broth

Meat and fish are rich in nucleic acid. Nucleic acid contains inosinic acid and guanylic acid helps to boost mentalism with anti-aging properties.  Probiotic food such as fermented tuna, miso soup, yogurt, and raw cheese helps to prevent the illnesses like Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), diverticulosis, and colon cancer.  You know what? If you have a healthy bowel movement and your colon is clean, it helps to maintain healthy skin and anti-aging.