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Brodetto (Brudet)
Servings: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 kg mixed fish and seafood (clams shrimps, lobsters, squid, calamari etc), 2 lb
  • 2-3 onions chopped
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 2-3 tomatoes peeled and chopped
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 3-4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup – 1 wine vinegar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • rosemary optional
  • parsley
  • 2 cups red wine
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • salt
  • 1/2 cup Prosek sweet dessert wine
  • 2 slices lemon
Instructions
  1. Clean and wash the fish and seafood. Small fish can remain whole, while large fish should be cut into large cutlets
  2. Sauté onion in olive oil until soft. Add tomatoes, tomato paste and garlic. Place fish on top of broth.
  3. Add vinegar, salt, pepper, bay leaf, rosemary and parsley.
  4. Add so much wine that fish is covered (for milder taste you can use 1/2 wine and 1/2 water).
  5. Simmer gently over low heat for 1-2 hours. Do NOT cover nor stir; just shake skillet occasionally.
  6. Add Prosek and lemon slices. Season to your liking.
  7. Serve with polenta. Brudet is even better eaten the next day.