“I have long been searching for a great brodetto or fish stew and now I’ve found it in Bondi. Would you please request the recipe from A Tavola?”
Frank Cancian, Norwood, SA
REQUEST A RECIPE
To request a recipe, email fareexchange@bauer-media.com.au or send us a message via Facebook. Please include the restaurant’s name and address, as well as your name and address. Please note that because of the volume of requests we receive, we can only publish a selection in the magazine.
Ingredients
Method
Main
1.Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat, add fennel, garlic and spices and sauté until garlic starts to colour (2-3 minutes). Increase heat to high, add mussels and vongole and shake pan until they start to open (1-2 minutes). Add vermouth and stir occasionally until all open (3-4 minutes). Remove shellfish and fennel and set aside. Add stock, tomatoes and bay leaf to pan, bring to the simmer, reduce heat to medium-high and simmer until reduced by half and a thin-soup consistency (25-35 minutes). Blend with a stick bender, strain through a sieve into a clean pan.
2.Bring soup to the simmer over medium heat, add fish and poach (1-2 minutes). Stir in scampi, mussels, vongole and fennel and cook for 5-7 minutes, then remove from heat, cover and stand for 5 minutes to allow flavours to develop. Season to taste and serve scattered with basil, drizzled with oil and with crusty bread.
