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Brodetto alla Vastese
Also known as: Vasto-style fish brodetto
Adriatic fish and shellfish in a tomato, sweet-pepper and olive-oil broth.
About Brodetto alla Vastese
Brodetto alla vastese is a seafood dish from Vasto on the Adriatic coast. The Accademia Italiana della Cucina's version combines a named mix of white fish, cuttlefish and crustaceans with mussels and clams.
Local tomatoes, sweet green pepper, garlic and parsley give the broth its vegetable and herb character. Extra virgin olive oil adds richness, with basil and fresh hot red chilli available as optional accents.
The seafood is presented together in a broad earthenware pan. Whole fish and shellfish retain distinct shapes within the tomato-rich liquid.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish, Molluscs, Crustaceans.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Brodetto alla Vastese
Accademia Italiana della Cucina's Vasto-style brodetto (2017).
- Merluzzo whitefishProteinIngredient page not linked
- Triglia red mulletProteinIngredient page not linked
- Sogliola soleProtein
- Gallinella gurnardProtein
- Razza rayProtein
- Seppia cuttlefishProtein
- Cicale sea crustaceansProteinIngredient page not linked
- Tracina weeverProtein
- Scorfano scorpionfishProteinIngredient page not linked
- MusselsProtein
- ClamsProtein
- Mezzi tempi tomatoesBase
- Sweet green pepperBase
- Fresh hot red chilli pepperGarnish · Optional
- GarlicAromatic
- ParsleyAromatic
- BasilAromatic · Optional
- Extra virgin olive oil DOPCooking medium
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Merluzzo whitefish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Italian merluzzo retained; exact species/English cod-versus-hake allocation unprovided.
- Triglia red mullet: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Red mullet named by local triglia; no exact candidate selected rather than mapping to a different mullet family.
- Sogliola sole: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Broader sole candidate; precise species unprovided.
- Gallinella gurnard: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Broader gurnard candidate; precise species unprovided.
- Razza ray: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Broader ray candidate; precise species unprovided.
- Seppia cuttlefish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Molluscs source-confirmed. Broader cuttlefish candidate; precise species unprovided.
- Cicale sea crustaceans: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Cicale are explicitly the crustacean in the preparation; precise species unprovided.
- Tracina weever: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Broader weever candidate; precise species unprovided.
- Scorfano scorpionfish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Local scorfano named; no exact generic scorpionfish candidate selected.
- Mussels: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Molluscs source-confirmed. Named in list; exact species and insertion stage unprovided.
- Clams: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Molluscs source-confirmed. Vongole/cozza bianca named in list; exact species and insertion stage unprovided.
- Mezzi tempi tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. First local tomato option; broader tomato candidate, before out-of-season a susina alternative.
- Sweet green pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit sweet green Capsicum pepper; no hot or peppercorn inference.
- Fresh hot red chilli pepper (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Optional fresh hot pepper broken over the finished dish; broader red chilli candidate.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Basil (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit optional tomato aromatizer; exact timing unprovided in the selected recipe box.
- Extra virgin olive oil DOP: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader extra virgin olive oil candidate; regional designation retained without a specific product certification claim.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit cold cooking liquid and running-water fish contact use consolidated.
Origins & food traditions
Brodetto alla vastese is a local seafood tradition of Vasto, with its own Adriatic fish mix, tomatoes and earthenware-pan presentation.
Countries
- Italy
- ItalyCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Abruzzese Cuisine
- Abruzzese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.