How to Make Cioppino

Cioppino is a delicious Italian-American seafood stew, similar to bouillabaisse. It was developed in San Francisco, but is based on a number of regional Italian fish stews. Traditionally, cioppino is made from the catch of the day, whatever it was, and as a result, it is delicious with almost any type of seafood.

This recipe is fast, easy, healthy, AND it tastes like something you'd shell out megabucks for in a 4 star restaurant. Can't get better than that!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, diced
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 1 Tbsp. basil
• 1 tsp. oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• black pepper to taste
• 1-2 pounds seafood of choice

1. Prepare vegetables and saute them in olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat until they begin to soften, about five minutes.

2. Add the can of crushed tomatoes, with a slightly lesser amount of water.

3. Add spices, and stir to combine.

4. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer approximately 15 minutes.

5. Add your seafood of choice, stir, and simmer another 5-10 minutes, or until seafood is cooked through.

6. Serve warm with a good, crusty bread. (I recommend sourdough.) Makes about 6 servings.

Tips & Warnings

• For basic cioppino, I recommend salmon and/or a firm white fish, plus shrimp. For special occasions, consider adding scallops, mussels, clams, crab, squid, and lobster.

Resources

• Wikipedia: Cioppino

[chrismoore]

on 8/24/2009 thanks for the recipe on how to make Cioppino. It sounds great!5*!

[gatunibi]

on 1/14/2009 Delicious!!!My mouth is watering already! 5*

[Susang6]

on 1/9/2009 wonderful and healthy too....thank you for sharing this fine recipe.

[Susang6]

on 1/9/2009 wonderful and healthy too....thank you for sharing this fine recipe.

[RiteNow]

on 1/9/2009 Sounds very good. I love seafood.