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1 cup

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Cook Time

15 min
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Total Time

25 min

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Learn how to make authentic Rouille, a classic Proven√ßal sauce with roasted red peppers, garlic, and saffron. Perfect as a flavorful addition to bouillabaisse or as a dipping sauce for crusty bread, this rouille is rich, vibrant, and easy to make. Follow Chef Healthy Henry‚‘s guide to creating this Mediterranean favorite! Using a molcajete (mortar and pestle) is more traditional giving you a more rustic chunky texture. You can use a food processor which will give you a smoother texture.

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Ingredients

  • 2 large red peppers roasted, peeled, reserving the juice, and finely chopped pinch of powdered saffron (1 gram)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp salt preferably coarse salt
  • 2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup parsley
  • 1 egg yolk

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs 

  • 1 tsp. lemon juice

Directions

  1. In a small bowl add the reserved red pepper juice and the saffron.
  2. In a separate small bowl add the yolk and olive oil and whisk to combine.
  3. In a molcajete (mortar and pestle) add the garlic, cayenne, and salt.
  4. Mash and grind to a paste then add the parsley and continue to mash.
  5. Add the red pepper a little at a time and mash.
  6. Add the yolk mixture to the molcajete, combine, add the saffron mixture combine, then add the breadcrumbs and lemon then combine one last time.
  7. Season with salt and pepper.
  8. Serve warm (ideal for bouillabaisse).
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  • 2 large red peppers roasted, peeled, reserving the juice, and finely chopped pinch of powdered saffron (1 gram)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp salt preferably coarse salt
  • 2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup parsley
  • 1 egg yolk

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs 

  • 1 tsp. lemon juice

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Roasted Red Peppers, Saffron, Egg Yolk, Breadcrumbs