Brodetto

Name: Brodetto
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1.5kg mixed fish such as monkfish, red mullet, gurnard and sole, in pieces; 300g squid or cuttlefish; 500g mussels and clams; 400g tomatoes, chopped; 1 onion and 2 garlic cloves; 100ml white wine vinegar or white wine; Toasted bread, to serve

Brodetto/broh-DET-toh/

Also known as: Brodetto di Pesce, Brodetto all'Anconetana, Adriatic Fish Stew

About this dish

A rich fish stew from the Adriatic coast, made with several kinds of fish and shellfish simmered in tomato, vinegar and olive oil.

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Ingredients

🐟1.5kg mixed fish such as monkfish, red mullet, gurnard and sole, in pieces

🦑300g squid or cuttlefish

🦪500g mussels and clams

🍅400g tomatoes, chopped

🧅1 onion and 2 garlic cloves

🍷100ml white wine vinegar or white wine

🍞Toasted bread, to serve

Method

Serves 3

Soften the onion and garlic in plenty of olive oil.

Add the squid and cook for 10 minutes, then add the vinegar and tomatoes.

Layer in the fish, firmest first, without stirring.

Add the shellfish on top, cover and simmer gently, shaking the pan.

Serve in bowls over toasted bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Brodetto is the fishermen's stew of the Marche and Abruzzo; towns such as Ancona, Fano and San Benedetto del Tronto each guard their own recipe.

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