Brodo alla marinara (Italian fish soup)
Ingredients
for 4 people
| olive oil for frying | |
| 200 g | calamari (ready to use), cut into rings |
| 1 | onion, finely chopped |
| 1 | garlic clove, finely chopped |
| 150 g | carrots, cut into cubes |
| 100 g | celery, cut into cubes |
| 1 ½ dl | white wine |
| 350 g | puréed tomatoes |
| 6 dl | fish bouillon |
| 1 | bay leaf |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
| 300 g | ocean perch fillets , cut into strips approx. 3 cm wide |
| 300 g | monkfish fillets, cut into pieces approx. 3 cm wide |
| 1 bunch | parsley, coarsely chopped, 2 tbsp. set aside |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
How it's done
Soup
Heat a dash of oil in a cooking pot. Add the calamari, fry for approx. 3 mins. Remove and set aside. Reduce the heat, add a dash of oil to the pot. Add the onion and all the other ingredients up to and including the celery, sauté for approx. 3 mins. Pour in the wine, reduce by half. Add the tomatoes, bouillon and bay leaf, season, bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for approx. 10 mins. Remove the pan from the heat.
Fish
Add the fish and parsley to the soup along with the reserved calamari, cover and leave to stand for approx. 5 mins.
To serve
Plate up the soup, drizzle with the oil and garnish with the reserved parsley.
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