CIOPPINO OLD SAN FRANCISCO STYLE

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Categories     Soup/Stew     Fish     Shellfish     Tomato     Easter     Dinner     Simmer

Yield 8 people

Number Of Ingredients 27

Be sure to have a very large stock pot.
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup butter
Seafood:
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4 Dungeness Crabs (cleaned and cracked)
15 fresh Clams (cleaned)
2 lbs shrimp peeled and deveined
15 mussels (cleaned)
1/2 lb sea scallop
1/2 lb baby octopus or squid
3 cans clams with juice
1 1/2 lb snapper cut up (white fish of your choice)
Veggies and Canned Goods:
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6 cloves garlic minced
1 large yellow onion
1 green bell pepper
1 jar pimentos
1 28 oz can diced tomatoes (can substitute w/ San Marzano)
2 15 oz tomato sauce
1 cup fish stock (or clam juice)
1 cup white wine
2 tbsp chopped parsley
pinch of sugar
Tabasco for heat
Lisa guessed on measurements

Steps:

  • Use a large (LARGE) stock pot. Sauté onions, garlic and bell peppers in olive oil and butter. Then add tomatoes, tomato sauce, pimentos, wine, fish stock, canned clams, and parsley. Simmer for a few hours. Add remaining seafood except shrimp. Make sure that your fish is covered with broth. Keep turning the crab. Let simmer for about 45 minutes. Then add shrimp about 20 minutes before serving. At end, to taste: - Tabasco( to taste) - Pinch of sugar Note: Play with the order and proportions of the seafood to suite your taste and budget. Cooking one element longer will add to the flavor of the dish, but may over cook the flesh so be careful!

Jas L
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This cioppino was delicious! The seafood was fresh and cooked perfectly, and the broth was flavorful and rich. I especially loved the addition of the sourdough bread.


Ebele Ogor
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I made this cioppino for a party, and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it. The seafood was fresh and flavorful, and the broth was amazing.


Mr Kolixa
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This cioppino is the best I've ever had! The seafood was fresh and perfectly cooked, and the broth was rich and flavorful. I loved the addition of the sourdough bread.


Ameen Ansari
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This was my first time making cioppino, and it turned out amazing! The recipe was easy to follow, and the results were incredible. The seafood was perfectly cooked, and the broth was flavorful and rich. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Olivia Denham
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I've made this cioppino recipe several times, and it's always a hit with my family and friends. The seafood is always fresh and flavorful, and the broth is rich and savory. I especially love the addition of the sourdough bread. It soaks up all the de