Best Cioppino Seafood Stew From Mario Batali Recipes

CIOPPINO

Cioppino image

A wonderful seafood stew! Serve with a loaf of warm, crusty bread for sopping up the delicious broth!

Provided by Star Pooley

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Seafood

Time 55m

Yield 13

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

¾ cup butter
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon dried basil
½ teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon dried oregano
1 cup water
1 ½ cups white wine
1 ½ pounds large shrimp - peeled and deveined
1 ½ pounds bay scallops
18 small clams
18 mussels, cleaned and debearded
1 ½ cups crabmeat
1 ½ pounds cod fillets, cubed

Steps:

Over medium-low heat melt butter in a large stockpot, add onions, garlic and parsley. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally until onions are soft.
Add tomatoes to the pot (break them into chunks as you add them). Add chicken broth, bay leaves, basil, thyme, oregano, water and wine. Mix well. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Stir in the shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels and crabmeat. Stir in fish, if desired. Bring to boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer 5 to 7 minutes until clams open. Ladle soup into bowls and serve with warm, crusty bread!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 317.5 calories, Carbohydrate 9.3 g, Cholesterol 163.9 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 34.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 755 mg, Sugar 3.7 g

CIOPPINO (SEAFOOD STEW)

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This seafood stew, an impressive crowd-pleaser, can be prepared ahead of time and finished just 15 minutes before you serve it. If you leave out the crab legs, use an additional 8 ounces of white fish to keep the stew hearty.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes Shrimp Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes
1 dried bay leaf
1 can (28 ounces) whole peeled tomatoes with juice, crushed
1 1/4 cups dry white wine
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup bottled clam juice
2 pounds shell-on king crab legs (or Dungeness crab legs), cut into 2-inch pieces (optional)
24 littleneck clams, scrubbed well
1 pound firm, skinless white fish fillets (such as red snapper, sea bass, or halibut), cut into bite-size pieces
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1 1/4 pounds large shrimp (about 30), peeled and deveined, tails left on if desired
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic until onion is translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in thyme, oregano, red-pepper flakes, and bay leaf.
Add crushed tomatoes and their juice, white wine, water, and clam juice; bring to a simmer.
Add crab and clams. Simmer, covered, until crab shells turn bright pink and clam shells open, about 10 minutes. Season fish with salt and pepper. Add fish and shrimp to stockpot. Simmer, covered, until fish is opaque and shrimp are pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Discard bay leaf and any unopened clams.
Remove pot from heat. Stir in parsley. Season with salt and pepper.