CROATIAN FISH "BRODET"

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Croatian Fish

Recipe from Croatian island Hvar. There are many ways of making "brodet", this comes from village Vrboska on Hvar. It is better if you use several kinds of fish.

Provided by nitko

Categories     Stew

Time 1h15m

Yield 5 portions, 5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1000 g fish (better vatious fish,cod-fish, sea-bass and similar, or crabs, shrimps etc.)
4 tablespoons olive oil
3 large onions, finely minced
3 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 bay leaf
5 g raisins
1 teaspoon vinegar
500 g tomatoes (strained or 3-4 whole fresh tomatoes, very finely minced)
1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1 teaspoon black peppercorns (or just to taste)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley leaves (minced)
1 tablespoon sugar (to taste)

Steps:

  • For this meal you have to have large round pot with low rim.
  • Put olive oil in a pot and sauté the onion until it is soft.
  • Put fish in (if it is too big cut it in portions), fry very shortly. Add vinegar and cook gently for 2 more minutes.
  • Add garlic and bay leaf. DO NOT STIR with any kind of ladle, just shake the whole pot (if you have wooden flat ladle, you may move fish a bit).
  • Add tomato, salt, pepper, raisins and water to cover fish.
  • Cook open for 50-60 minute on not too strong fire.
  • Add water if evaporates too quickly.
  • Try it: if it's too sour, add sugar.
  • At the end add parsley leaves and some more olive oil.
  • Serve with hard corn mush (polenta, as we say).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 169.1, Fat 11.1, SaturatedFat 1.6, Sodium 473.9, Carbohydrate 17.5, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 10, Protein 1.9

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