Cioppino

Cioppino

Originating in San Francisco, this is truly a Northern California favorite. There are many different versions of Cioppino, this one is mine. I hope you enjoy it.
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: best cioppino, chef joe chavez, cioppino, seafood
Servings: 6 People
Calories: 633kcal
Author: Chef Joe Chavez

Equipment

  • heavy pot

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 cups fennel diced small
  • 1 cup yellow onion diced small
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds ground
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 28 oz San Marzano tomato diced in purée
  • 3 cups seafood stock
  • 1 1/2 cups Pinot Grigio
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 lbs cod fillets cut into 6 pieces
  • 1 lbs prawns U-15 peeled and deveined
  • 1 Each Dungeness crab cleaned and split into 6 pieces increase by another crab if you want more but there is plenty of seafood in this recipe
  • 12 Each mussels scrubbed and cleaned
  • 12 Each clams Manila, Little Neck or other species of your choice scrubbed and cleaned
  • 1/4 Cup Pernod
  • 1/4 Cup vermouth dry
  • 1 lbs linguine cooked
  • 3 tbsp Italian parsley chopped
  • 6 each Baguette Croutons Diagonal cut with butter, garlic and baked until toasty
  • 2 each bay leaves dry
  • 2 tsp oregano dry

Instructions

  • For croutons, heat broiler. Cut bread in half horizontally, then cut into 12 to 16 large chunks. In a small pot, warm extra Virgin olive oil , butter, garlic, Place rack in upper third oven. Char bread at edges under broiler, brush with garlic butter mixture and broil 1 minute more, reserve. 
  • For cioppino, heat the olive oil  over medium-high heat in a large wide dutch oven . Add fennel, onions, garlic, bay, salt and pepper, fennel seed ground , oregano and red pepper flakes, partially covered until and soft. 
    Add vermouth and let it absorb, then add 2 cups wine, reduce 2 minutes, add broth or stock and San Marzano tomatoes.
  • Remove bay leaves. Puree with an immersion blender. 
  • Add the mussels, clams and shrimp, and cover pan to open mussels. Discard any that remain closed after 3 to 4 minutes. 
  • Add crab, add fish seasoned with salt and pepper, and cook about 4 minutes more. 
  • Place the cooked linguini in the center of 6 pasta bowls 
    Arrange the seafood evenly in the bowls and top with ⅔ of the broth, place baguette croutons on top of pasta bowls.
  • Garnish with chopped Italian parsley. Enjoy

Nutrition

Serving: 16oz | Calories: 633kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 224mg | Sodium: 1448mg | Potassium: 857mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 335IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 225mg | Iron: 4mg
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