Cioppino

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Total: 1 hr 25 min
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr 10 min
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1/3 cup olive oil
  2. 2 cups chopped onion
  3. 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
  4. 4 large cloves garlic, chopped
  5. Salt and pepper to taste
  6. 4 cups canned Italian plum tomatoes, chopped
  7. 2 cups dry red wine
  8. 1 1/2 cups fish stock or water
  9. 4 tablespoons tomato paste
  10. 1 cup chopped parsley
  11. 1 tablespoon each minced fresh rosemary, thyme, and oregano
  12. 1 bay leaf
  13. 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  14. 1 medium-size Dungeness crab, cracked and separated into sections
  15. 1 pound shrimp, heads on
  16. 1 1/2 pounds halibut, cut into 2-inch chunks
  17. 1 black sea bass
  18. 1 dozen mussels, scrubbed and de-bearded
  19. 1 dozen hard-shell clams, scrubbed
  20. 3/4 pound sea scallops, in shell
  21. Fresh lemon juice to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large casserole set over moderate heat. Add the onions, pepper, garlic and salt and pepper and cook the vegetables, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, red wine, stock, tomato paste, 1/2 cup of the parsley, the rosemary, thyme and oregano, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
  2. Add the crabs, shrimp, halibut, and sea bass to the casserole and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Add the mussels, clams, and scallops and simmer. covered, for 10 minutes more, or until mussels, clams, and scallops open. Correct the seasoning adding lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with remaining parsley.
  3. Recommended drink: 1994 Wild Horse Tocai Friulano

 

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