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Summary
Famed chef and "Top Chef" judge Eric Ripert gives up the secret to the fish soup he serves at his renowned NYC restaurant, Le Bernardin.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 large heads garlic, cloves smashed and peeled, plus 1/2 clove garlic, peeled
- 1 medium onion, peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced
- 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 medium fennel bulb, thinly sliced crosswise
- 1 small bay leaf
- 2 segments from 1 star anise
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 2 teaspoons saffron threads
- 1 piece orange peel, 1 1/2-inch square
- 5 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 cup best-quality tomato paste
- 2 large tomatoes, cut into large dice
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more to taste
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 5 cups Fumet for Le Bernardin Fish Soup Fumet for Le Bernardin Fish Soup
- 9 pounds small, white, non-oily fish (such as red snapper or bass), cleaned, deboned, and heads removed, each fish cut across into 4 or 5 pieces (leaving about 6 pounds fish)
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- Freshly ground white pepper
- 18 half-inch-thick slices French baguette
- 1 1/2 cups Gruyere cheese, finely grated
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 223 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 14 g 21.1%
- Saturated Fat: 6 g 29.01%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 30 mg 9.9%
- Sodium: 738 mg 30.77%
- Calcium: 298 mg 29.8%
- Potassium: 488 mg 13.95%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 9.98%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 12 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 8.5%
- Sugar: 5 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Alcohol: 2 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 19.59%
- Vitamin C 17.95%
- Vitamin D 1.62%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat2
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables2
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy1 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq