Livornese Fish Soup

Livornese Fish Soup

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Cook Time

1 h 30 min

Servings

4

Difficulty

Medium

Prep Time

60 Min

Description

This Livornese fish soup, known as Cacciucco, is a true treasure of Tuscan cuisine. Rich in flavors and aromas of the sea, it is perfect for warming up autumn and winter evenings. Prepared with a variety of very fresh fish and seafood, including prawns, scampi, red mullet, mussels, dogfish and cuttlefish, this soup is an explosion of taste. The spicy touch of chili pepper and aromatic herbs such as sage and parsley make it irresistible. Served with slices of toasted Tuscan bread, it is a single dish that will win over all your guests. Ideal for a special dinner or a Sunday family lunch.

Ingredients (22 ingredients)

  • 150 g prawns
  • 150 g scampi
  • 2 piece red mullet
  • 500 g mussels
  • 1 trancio monkfish tail
  • 1 trancio dogfish
  • 1 piece cuttlefish
  • 200 g small squid
  • 1 piece muscardin
  • 1 piece onions
  • 1 piece carrots
  • 1 coste celery
  • 1 piece chili pepper
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 200 ml red wine
  • 500 g tomato puree
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • sage
  • parsley
  • water
  • 8 fette Tuscan bread
  • parsley

Preparation (12 steps)

1

Preparation of the fish stock

Remove the heads of the prawns and scampi and set aside. Cut the heads off the red mullet with a knife and lightly scrape the bodies with the blade. Insert the heads of the prawns, scampi and red mullet into the Mixtopf.

2

Sauté the heads and prepare the broth

Thermomix® Setting
25 min/212°F/Speed 1 100

Add 20 ml of extra virgin olive oil, a pinch of chopped parsley, a pinch of chopped sage and a clove of garlic in the Mixtopf. Sauté for 3 Min./120°C/Stufe 1. Add 500 ml of water and cook for 25 Min./100°C/Stufe 1 to obtain a fish stock.

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3

Filter the stock

Filter the fish stock into a bowl and set aside. Clean the Mixtopf.

4

Preparation of the sautéed ingredients

Thermomix® Setting
5 sec/Speed 5

Cut the dogfish, monkfish tail and red mullet bodies into not too small pieces. Slice the cuttlefish, small squid and muscardin into strips. Insert 1 onion, 1 carrot and 1 stalk of celery into the Mixtopf and chop for 5 Sek./Stufe 5.

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5

Sauté the vegetables

Thermomix® Setting
5 min/248°F/Speed 1 120

Add 30 ml of extra virgin olive oil, 1 clove of garlic and 1 chili pepper in the Mixtopf. Sauté for 5 Min./120°C/Stufe 1.

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6

Deglaze with wine

Thermomix® Setting
3 min/212°F/Speed 1 100

Add 200 ml of red wine in the Mixtopf and cook for 3 Min./100°C/Stufe 1, without the measuring cup, to evaporate the alcoholic part.

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7

Add the tomato puree and the stock

Thermomix® Setting
10 min/212°F/Speed 1 100

Add 500 g of tomato puree and the filtered fish stock in the Mixtopf. Cook for 10 Min./100°C/Stufe 1.

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8

Cooking the muscardin

Thermomix® Setting
20 min/212°F/Speed 1 100

Add 1 muscardin in the Mixtopf and cook for 20 Min./100°C/Stufe 1.

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9

Adding cuttlefish and squid

Thermomix® Setting
10 min/212°F/Speed 1 100

Add 200 g of small squid and 1 cuttlefish in the Mixtopf and cook for 10 Min./100°C/Stufe 1.

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10

Cooking the fish

Thermomix® Setting
10 min/212°F/Speed 1 100

Add 1 slice of dogfish and 1 slice of monkfish tail in the Mixtopf and cook for 10 Min./100°C/Stufe 1.

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11

Final addition of prawns, scampi and mussels

Thermomix® Setting
5 min/212°F/Speed 1 100

Add 150 g of prawns, 150 g of scampi and 500 g of mussels in the Mixtopf and cook for 5 Min./100°C/Stufe 1.

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12

Plating

Plate the soup, draining it slightly, and serve with fresh chopped parsley and slices of lightly toasted Tuscan bread.

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Allergens

  • Crustaceans
  • Fish
  • Celery
  • Molluscs

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