PHIL'S FISH MARKET CIOPPINO

Phil's Fish Market Cioppino image

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 tablespoon Olive Oil
1 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
1 clove Garlic, chopped
1/4 cup White Wine
1 pound Little Neck Clams
1/2 pound Mussels, scrubbed
2 quarts Cioppino Sauce
2 dashes Worcestershire Sauce
1 pinch Saffron
2 1/2 pounds Dungeness Crab, cooked, cleaned and cracked
1/2 pound Shrimp, shell on
1/2 pound Squid Tubes, cut into rings
1/2 pound Firm-fleshed white fish cut into 2-inch cubes
1/4 pound Scallops

Steps:

Put the olive oil, butter, and garlic in a wide, deep pot over medium heat, and cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, but not brown. Add the wine and the clams, and cover. Turn the heat up to medium-high and steam until the clams start to open, about 5 minutes. Add the mussels, cover and steam until the just start to open, about 2 minutes.
Now stir in the cioppino sauce, the Worcestershire sauce and saffron and bring to a simmer. Add the cracked crabs, if using, and the shrimp, and simmer for about 5 minutes.
Then gently stir in the fish, squid and scallops, and simmer until they are all just cooked through, about 5 minutes. (If using cooked crab meat, stir it in very gently the last minute or so of cooking time.)