Salmon in Crazy Water

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Mediterranean Every Day: Simple, Inspired Recipes for Feel-Good Food

By Sheela Prakash

Published 2020

  • About

I first learned about acqua pazza, or “crazy water,” from the late, great chef and cookbook author Marcella Hazan. The tomato-based broth that's used as a poaching liquid, typically for flaky white fish, is traditional in the southern Italian region of Campania. I was initially drawn in by the silly name but quickly fell for the easily adaptable broth. It’s simply simmered tomatoes and water, which means it can be flavored with as few or as many aromatics and herbs as you’d like. Here, I