Croatian brodet

Name: Croatian brodet
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 1kg meaty fish (red snapper, sea bass, cod, scorpion fish if you can get it, maybe salmon – anything mediterranean, nothing too flaky); 4 langoustine or king prawns, in shell; 16 king prawns, peeled; 16 mussels and/or clams, shellfish; 4 scallops (optional); 2 onions finely chopped; 4 cloves garlic finely sliced; 1 tin plum tomatoes, liquidised by hand blender, or passata; decent handful of raisins; 2 or 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar or more to taste; 2 tablespoons sugar; handful parsley about 1 packet, chopped; 1 tablespoon dried tarragon or fresh, chopped; salt; pepper

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:1h

Croatian fish stew from the Dalmatian coast, similar to Italian brodetto or bouillabaisse. Guessed at/inspired by/stolen from a great one made by Uje Oil Bar in Split, although it wasn't on the menu last time we visited :'(

Updated at: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:51:42 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

1kgfish

meaty, red snapper, sea bass, cod, scorpion fish if you can get it, maybe salmon - anything mediterranean, nothing too flaky

4langoustine

or king prawns, in shell

4 clovesgarlic

liquidised by hand blender, or passata

raisins

2 tablespoonswhite wine vinegar

or more to taste

2 tablespoonssugar

parsley

chopped

1 tablespoondried tarragon

or fresh, chopped

salt

pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Put a big glug of olive oil in a saute pan, then saute onions and garlic on medium/low heat until golden.

Step 2

Add tomato, vinegar, season and simmer on low heat

Step 3

Add raisins, tarragon, finely chopped parsley stems.

Step 4

Roughly dice fish (2 cm chunks), add to pan, top up with a little water and poach on low heat, 15-20 mins. Add a little tomato puree if it tastes too watery.

Step 5

Add prawns and scallops if using, 10 more minutes

Step 6

Add mussels, 6-7 minutes

Step 7

Chop parsley leaves, add and serve with nice crusty bread