DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Brudet
Dalmatian fish and shellfish stew with tomato, vinegar and polenta.

About Brudet
SJ presents brodet as a classic Dalmatian seafood stew associated with Croatia’s coast. Her family-style version combines mixed firm fish, mussels and scampi with onion, garlic and tomato.
Extra virgin olive oil gives the sauce richness, while white vinegar provides its sour note. Different fish and shellfish contribute the depth the author seeks, with parsley adding a fresh herbal finish.
Fish pieces and shellfish remain in the gently simmered sauce. The stew is served with creamy polenta, with crusty bread and Croatian white wine also suggested alongside.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish, Molluscs, Crustaceans.
Optional additions: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Brudet
SJ’s classic Dalmatian brodet with mixed fish, mussels and scampi.
- Mixed firm fishProtein
- Extra virgin olive oilCooking medium
- White vinegarSeasoning
- GarlicAromatic
- Flat-leaf parsleyAromatic
- OnionAromatic
- TomatoBase
- SaltSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
- MusselsProtein
- ScampiProteinIngredient page not linked
- Creamy polentaAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
- Crusty breadAccompaniment · Optional
- Croatian white wineAccompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Mixed firm fish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Source recommends multiple varieties; exact chosen species/ratios unresolved, not all named examples required.
- Extra virgin olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- White vinegar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Not white wine in stew; actual source vinegar, feedstock unspecified.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Flat-leaf parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Used in stew and final garnish.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Generic pepper; exact type not specified.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Mussels: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Molluscs source-confirmed
- Scampi: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Crustacean identity supported; exact species/product unresolved.
- Creamy polenta: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named accompaniment, full cereal/dairy formula unprovided; creamy adjective alone does not establish Milk.
- Crusty bread (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Serving-note suggestion, exact loaf formula unresolved.
- Croatian white wine (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Separate serving-note drink, not stew liquid; no sulphite claim without product evidence.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Croatia
- CroatiaCatalogue link pending review
- MontenegroCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Dalmatian Cuisine
- Croatian Cuisine
- Montenegrin Adriatic CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Croatian Adriatic CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.