CIOPPINO

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Make and share this Cioppino recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Jeff Hixson

Categories     Stew

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 24

1/2 cup olive oil
1 white onion
2 large shallots, finely chopped
3 bell peppers, finely chopped (green, yellow, red)
8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 bunch finely chopped fresh fennel, white portion only
1 (28 ounce) can italian whole peeled plum tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 bottle red wine (merlot)
2 lemons, juice of
4 cups clam juice or 4 cups fish stock
1 cup water
1 bunch chopped Italian parsley
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
24 mussels, scrubbed and debearded
24 small hard-shell clams (cherrystone, manila)
1 crab, cooked separated and cracked
1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 lb bay scallop
2 lbs firm white fish fillets, cut into pieces (halibut or cod)
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a stockpot over medium heat.
  • Add onion, shallots and bell peppers.
  • Cook while stirring until vegetables begin to soften.
  • Add fennel and garlic and cook another 3 minutes while stirring.
  • Add tomatoes,including juice, and break them up with a spoon.
  • Add tomato paste and stir thoroughly until blended.
  • Add wine, clam juice, water, lemon juice, parsley, bay leaves, red pepper flakes, thyme and oregano.
  • Simmer, partially covered for 45 minutes.
  • Add mussels, clams cover and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Add remaining seafood, cover and cook another 5 minutes or until most clams and mussels open.
  • Discard any that do not open.
  • Remove from heat, cover for 5 more minutes more.
  • Adjust seasoning.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 810.5, Fat 18.7, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 216, Sodium 1113.5, Carbohydrate 42.8, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 13.2, Protein 58.7

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