Croatian Boiled Fish And Soup Recipes

CROATIAN BRODET RECIPE (FISH STEW)

Steps:

• Get yourself a large heavy-based saucepan, heat the oil and fry the garlic and onion on a low to medium heat for a couple of minutes
• Add the tomatoes and a little water and cook for around 10 minutes
• Season the fish with salt and then add it to the saucepan and mix the fish with the garlic, onion and tomatoes
• Add water so that it covers the fish
• Pour in the vinegar and pepper and simmer. You want the stew just simmering
• Allow the fish to cook for 20 minutes giving the saucepan the occasional shake. DO NOT stir as you will break the fish
• Check the seasoning. Add more salt and pepper if required
• It's now time to put your scampi into the saucepan - throw them in one-by-one
• After five mins, check on the progress of your fish. It should be close to being done - however, this will vary depending on the type and size of the fish. Leave the fish for as long as it needs to be cooked through
• Approx five minutes before this fish is cooked, toss in your mussels and parsley
• Serve the brodet with creamy polenta and garnish with some parsley

CROATIAN BOILED FISH (AND SOUP)

Steps:

• Use large pot with low rim and add water. Put onion, garlic, bay leaves, pepper (use whole black pepper berries) and cook 20 minutes until onion is soft (you can crush garlic).
• In the meantime clean the fish (do not chop the fish; it must stay in one piece). Add salt, vinegar, olive oil and fish in boiling water and cook for about 5 to 20 minutes (it depends how large fish is).
• To serve, take out the fish and put it on a plate with cooked potato. Cover with additional olive oil and eat it.
• For the soup: cook rice, filter the water, and add parsley and olive oil and you have a soup.

CROATIAN MUTTON SOUP

Steps:

• Put cold water in a pot (appropriate large pot). If you want better soup put mutton in cold water, if you want better mutton meat put it in hot water.
• Rind carrots, onion, parsley, celery and put all other ingredients into water. Boil and after it boils reduce heat and cook for 3 to 4 hours.
• Filter the soup into separate pot.
• If you want, put into strained soup carrots, add noodles or whatever you like in soup, sprinkle with freshly minced parsley and serve.