Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, easy cioppino. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Easy Cioppino is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Easy Cioppino is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have easy cioppino using 21 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Cioppino:
- Prepare 1 steamed dungeness crab, cleaned and cracked
- Get 24 small mussels, scrubbed and debearded
- Prepare 24 small clams, scrubbed
- Take 40 medium shrimp in the shell, deveined
- Make ready 1 bag scallops, defrosted
- Make ready 1/2 lb calamari, cut into 1" bands
- Make ready 1/2 lb whole filet of halibut or other firm-flesh fish
- Get 3 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
- Prepare 1 small onion, halved and cut in thirds
- Prepare 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- Make ready 1 small red bell pepper, cut in 2-inch strips
- Prepare 1/2 a fennel bulb, cut in thirds
- Take 2 tsp red pepper flakes
- Make ready 2 bay leaves
- Make ready 28 oz San Marzano tomatoes, crushed well by hand or pureed
- Prepare 2 big sprigs of basil
- Get 2 sprigs Italian flat parsley,
- Get 1 tsp dried oregano
- Get freshly ground black pepper
- Prepare sea salt
- Make ready 1 baguette loaf sourdough bread
Steps to make Easy Cioppino:
- Heat olive oil and garlic in a large pot over medium-high heat for about 1 minute.
- Add the onions, fennel, red bell pepper, bay leaf and red pepper flakes. Add sea salt and black pepper to taste. Saute over medium-high heat until the onions are translucent, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in tomatoes and add the basil, parsley and oregano. Continue cooking over medium high heat, stirring occasionally until the sauce is reduced by a third.
- While the sauce thickens, cut the sourdough baguette into half-inch slices and toast or grill on both sides until crisp. Coat lightly with garlic and olive oil. Set aside in a serving bowl.
- Add clams and mussels to the pot and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the fish fillet, scallops, shrimp, calamari and prawns. Cover the pot and simmer rapidly for about 5 minutes.
- Add the steamed crab and stir well. Cook until the mussels and clams open, about 4 more minutes.
- Transfer cioppino into a large bowl and serve immediately with the grilled sourdough bread..
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