Zuppa di Pesce e Frutti di Mare (Mediterranean Seafood Soup)

Frutti di mare (seafood) like fish, prawns, clams, and mussels are simmered with vegetables in a homemade fish stock for this authentic Mediterranean soup.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 531 Calories

Ingredients

• water to cover
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, halved
• 1 red chile pepper, chopped
• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 slices bread, or more to taste
• 0.5 cup dry white wine
• 0.5 pound mussels, cleaned and debearded
• 0.5 small onion, sliced
• 0.75 pound cod
• 0.5 pound prawns
• 0.5 pound tomatoes, chopped
• 0.5 pound clams in shell, cleaned

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cut cod into pieces, reserving any scraps. Peel and devein prawns, reserving shells and any other scraps.

Step 2

Place cod scraps and prawn scraps, quartered onion, carrot, celery, salt, and pepper in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until fish stock is fragrant, 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 3

Strain and reserve fish stock.

Step 4

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir sliced onion, red chile pepper, and minced garlic until softened, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 5

Pour in wine; cook for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes; bring to a boil. Add cod, prawns, clams, and mussels; pour in 1 cup fish stock. Simmer until fish is cooked through and clams and mussels have opened, 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 6

Toast bread in a toaster. Rub garlic halves on to 1 side of toasted bread.

Step 7

Place a piece of toasted bread in the bottom of each serving bowl. Ladle soup over toasted bread and top with parsley.