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Brodet: photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: Chiqui Teo — Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Fish & seafood

Brodet

Brodet is an Adriatic fish soup, found especially in the Marche and Emilia-Romagna, flavoured with vinegar and tomato. It is served over slices of toasted bread as a one-pot meal.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

377 kcal per serving

Protein
30.8 g
Carbohydrates
26.9 g
of which sugars
5.4 g
Fat
15.4 g
of which saturated fat
2.3 g
Fiber
3.3 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Gut and clean the fish, then cut them into pieces, keeping the heads.
  2. Cook the sliced onion and garlic in the olive oil for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the crushed tomatoes, sweet paprika and the fish heads and cook for 10 minutes.
  4. Pour in the vinegar and let it reduce by half.
  5. Add the water and bring to a boil, then remove the heads.
  6. Add the firmest pieces of fish and simmer for 10 minutes, then add the more delicate ones.
  7. Adjust the salt and pepper.
  8. Toast the bread and place it at the bottom of the bowls before ladling the soup over it.

Variations and tips

Using what's available here. Replace the mixed fish with cod and mussels, easier to find at the supermarket.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.