Best Old Style San Francisco Crab Cioppino Recipes

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SAN FRANCISCO CIOPPINO



San Francisco Cioppino image

Cioppino is a classic San Francisco seafood dish that will make you look like a superstar in the kitchen. The rich red sauce is a perfect compliment to the seafood and although it takes a little while to cook, it's a delicious restaurant-style dish that you can serve in your own home.

Provided by Chef Dennis Littley

Categories     Entree

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 18

4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large fennel bulb (thinly sliced (core removed))
1 large sweet onion (chopped)
3 large shallots (chopped)
4 cloves large garlic (sliced)
2 teaspoons sea salt
4 ounces tomato paste
26 ounce can of whole plum tomatoes crushed by hand
2 cups dry white or red wine
2 cups chicken stock
1 dozen small clams (scrubbed)
1 dozen mussels (scrubbed)
9 16-20 count shrimp (peeled and deveined)
9 large sea scallops
3 crabs- dungeness preferred ((snow crab, blue claw, or Stone Crab Claws))
1/2 pound of firm fish cut into 3 pieces (optional)
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more if you like it spicy)

Steps:

  • Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a deep skillet or ductch oven over medium heat.
  • Add the fennel, onion, shallots, and salt. Saute until the onion becomes translucent about 5-7 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and crushed red pepper and continue to saute for 2 minutes.
  • Add the tomato paste, plum tomatoes and all juices, wine, chicken stock, and bay leaf.
  • Bring the sauce to a light boil, then reduce the heat to simmer and allow to cook for one hour, stirring occasionally
  • While the sauce is simmering using another saute pan, add 2 tablespoons olive oil and sear the shrimp, scallops (and fish pieces if used) on both sides, making sure not to fully cook them (about half way is fine)
  • Remove the seafood from the pan and place it on a plate until needed. If you did use the fish pieces you can add them to the sauce now. *do not add the shrimp or scallops at this time
  • In the same pan add a little more oil, the clams and mussels. Cover and steam them until they open. *If any of the mussels or clams are open before cooking discard them, they're dead and aren't safe for consumption.
  • At about the 45-minute mark of simmering the sauce, add in the crabs, mussels and clams with all the pan juices. Continue to simmer.
  • If you are serving your Choppino over pasta you may begin getting the water ready at this time.
  • With five minutes of cooking time remaining, add in the shrimp and scallops.
  • Taste the sauce and re-season as needed.
  • If you cooked pasta serve over pasta. If not, enjoy this delicious stew with a loaf of crusty bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 744 kcal, Carbohydrate 44 g, Protein 59 g, Fat 24 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 158 mg, Sodium 3213 mg, Fiber 7 g, Sugar 17 g, ServingSize 1 serving

FISHERMAN'S WHARF CIOPPINO



Fisherman's Wharf Cioppino image

This is a recipe adapted from one at Catalina Offshore Products, purveyors of fresh seafood. I've prepared this with great results. It reminds me of dinners at Alioto's Restaurant in San Francisco at Fisherman's Wharf, where in 1938 Rose Alioto created an Italian seafood stew called Cioppino, now a San Francisco culinary legend. In addition to or in lieu of the ingredients listed, you can add clams, mussels or lobster.

Provided by GREG IN SAN DIEGO

Categories     Chowders

Time 1h5m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup chopped golden onion
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
28 ounces whole tomatoes (1 can)
pepper (should be spicy)
1 cup dry red wine, good quality
2 lbs combined seafood (a combination of white fish, peeled shrimp,sea scallops and crab claws)

Steps:

  • In a large deep pot, cook onion, parsley and garlic in the olive oil for 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Add tomatoes (mash them into pieces with your hands), wine, tomato paste and seasonings.
  • Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Add seafood and simmer for another 20 minutes. You can use a little more seafood, especially if you're adding crab claws.
  • Serve in heated bowls with crusty French bread and green salad. Top with fresh shredded parmesan cheese, chopped parsley or cilantro and lemon, if desired.

SAN FRANCISCO CIOPPINO



San Francisco Cioppino image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h55m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 cups sliced onion
2 tablespoons minced garlic
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 cup dry white wine
2 1/2 pounds vine-ripened tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 red bell pepper, trimmed, seeded, and diced
2 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
3 cups fish stock or 1 cup bottled clam broth mixed with 2 cups chicken broth, homemade or low-sodium canned
1/4 cup julienned fresh basil leaves
12 little neck clams
1 cooked Dungeness crab, chopped into large pieces, or 2 Alaskan king crab claws, cracked and quartered
12 mussels
1 pound large shrimp, butterflied in the shell, and deveined
1/2 pound cleaned squid, cut into rings, and tentacles halved
1/2 pound sea scallops, trimmed, or firm-fleshed fish, like halibut, cut into 1-inch cubes
Serving suggestion: hot crusty sourdough bread

Steps:

  • Make the stew base. Heat a large stew pot or Dutch oven over medium heat with the olive oil. Add the onions and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook 2 minutes more. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Add the wine, and use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits in the pot. Simmer the wine until reduced by about half. Add the tomatoes, peppers, parsley, thyme, and bay leaf and cook for 5 minutes. Add the stock or broths; bring to a boil, then adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook the base, with a cover slightly ajar, for 30 minutes. (The base may be prepared ahead up to this point, refrigerated for 1 day or frozen for 1 month).
  • Finish the Cioppino. Bring the base to a simmer. Add the basil and the clams, and cook covered, over high heat, for 5 minutes, or just until the clams open. Add the crab and cook for 1 minute. Add the mussels, shrimp, squid, and scallops. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mussels open, the shrimp curl, and squid and scallops are just firm, about 3 minutes. Serve in large heated bowls with plenty of crusty bread.

CHEF JOHN'S CIOPPINO



Chef John's Cioppino image

When you feel like splurging a little, San Francisco's famous Cioppino is a great choice.This spicy fish and shellfish stew is a big red bowl of yummy, and when paired with a loaf of crusty sourdough bread, it's downright otherworldly.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Stews     Seafood

Time 1h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 21

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 pinch salt
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups white wine
1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
2 cups water
1 bay leaf
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
5 thin lemon slices
12 ounces cod, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 Dungeness crab, cleaned, cooked, and cracked
1 pound medium raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 pound mussels, cleaned and debearded
½ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Combine butter and olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-low heat.
  • Stir in onion and celery with a pinch of salt; cook until onion is soft and golden, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  • Stir wine into onion mixture; increase heat to high and bring to a simmer.
  • Stir in tomato puree, water, bay leaf, oregano, red pepper flakes, and Worcestershire sauce. Reduce heat to low and simmer 35 minutes.
  • Increase heat to high and bring mixture to a boil. Stir in lemon and cod, return to simmer, about 2 minutes.
  • Stir in crab, shrimp, and mussels. Cover and simmer until all mussels are cooked and open, about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in fresh parsley and basil; season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 431.2 calories, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 187.3 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 7.9 g, Protein 41.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 1058.9 mg, Sugar 9 g

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