As they say, bouillabaisse without rouille is like Marseille without sunshine. This ruddy, bread-thickened sauce adds an essential garlicky richness and delivers a true burst of Mediterranean flavor.
Cooks' note:
If you don't have a mortar and pestle, use a large heavy knife to mince and mash the garlic. Transfer paste to a bowl and vigorously stir in bread with a fork. Add oil, stirring in same manner.
Recipe information
Total Time
15 min
Yield
Makes about 1/2 cup
Ingredients
3 tablespoons water
3/4 cup coarse fresh bread crumbs (preferably from a baguette, crust removed)
3 garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Preparation
Step 1
Pour water over bread crumbs in a bowl. Mash garlic to a paste with sea salt and cayenne using a mortar and pestle. Add moistened bread crumbs and mash into garlic paste.
Step 2
Add oil in a slow stream, mashing and stirring vigorously with pestle until combined well.
