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Buzara

Name: Buzara
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Croatia
Ingredients: 1kg Mussels; 4 cloves Garlic; 150ml White wine; 4 tbsp Olive oil; 1 bunch Parsley; 2 tbsp Breadcrumbs; A pinch Black Pepper; To taste Baguette

Main Dish

⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Mussels steamed with garlic, white wine, parsley, and breadcrumbs — a simple Adriatic seafood dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Buzara is a traditional Adriatic method of steaming shellfish or shrimp with garlic, white wine, olive oil, and parsley. There are two versions, the white 'bianco' and the red with tomato, and its hallmark is a little breadcrumb added to thicken the juices. The leftover broth is mopped up with bread to the last drop.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a seaside table in an Istrian fishing village, everyone picks mussels from a big pot and finally wipes up the broth with bread.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Mussels 1kg
Garlic 4 cloves
White wine 150ml
Olive oil 4 tbsp
Parsley 1 bunch
Breadcrumbs 2 tbsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Baguette To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Remove the beards from the mussels and wash the shells well.
Heat olive oil in a pot and sauté the chopped garlic until fragrant.
Add the mussels and white wine, cover, and steam over high heat for 4–5 minutes until the shells open.
Add the chopped parsley and breadcrumbs and shake the pot to thicken the juices.
Season with pepper.
Serve in the pot with a baguette.

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