My Seafood Brodino is a perfect “post holiday fare” welcome, ushering in the New Year with promises of even more light and nutritious entrées to come! Don’t dismay! My Seafood Brodino is not at all short on winter comfort; the light broth is filled with nutritious gems from the sea and organic vegetables. Flavored with garlic, fennel and exotic saffron, this fish soup delivers warmth to the stomach with no unwanted inches to the waistline! My Seafood Brodino is a satisfying winter meal that is nutritious, delicious, and best of all, light. Enjoy with fettuccini nests or on its own with a crusty bread! A light Sauvignon Blanc is recommended!
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 bulbs organic garlic, peeled and sliced
1 small organic onion, peeled and sliced
1 small organic leek, sliced
3 small organic carrots, sliced
3 stalks organic celery with leaves, chopped
1 red or orange bell pepper, chopped
1/2 pasillo pepper, chopped
1 large can of Italian whole tomatoes with juice, crushed
2 fresh Roma tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 pound frozen snow crab legs,thawed
1 cup frozen calamari rings, thawed
1/2 cup frozen scallops, thawed
1 cup large raw shrimp,thawed
1 pound frozen mussels,thawed
1 pound frozen or fresh cod loins
1 32 ounce package of seafood broth
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon Spanish saffron threads
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 bunch flat leaf organic parsley, roughly chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Water to thin the broth
In a large stock pot, heat oil on medium high
Add garlic, onion, leek, cook until softened
Add celery, carrots and peppers, cook until softened
Add saffron, fennel seeds and crushed red pepper
Stir in all tomatoes and tomato paste
Sir in half of the broth and reduce pot to simmer
Add crab, calamari, scallops and shrimp, cook for 1 minute or until shrimp is slightly pink
Add cod fish and simmer until fish is cooked through but still firm
Add mussels
Stir in remainder of broth
Add the parsley, add water if needed to thin broth
Salt and pepper to taste
Serve the Brodino with a crusty bread or ladle onto freshly cooked fettuccine nests
Sauvignon Blanc is perfect! Enjoy!