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Cioppino (Italian Seafood Stew)

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schedulePrep 0 min local_fire_departmentCook 0 min groups6–8 speedmedium

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Source revision: Revision 4630394

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

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  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large fennel bulb, thinly sliced
  • 6 ounces onion, chopped
  • 8 ounces of celery, chopped
  • 3 large shallots, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • ¾ teaspoon dried crushed red pepper flakes, plus more to taste
  • 6 ounces tomato paste
  • 2 pounds diced tomatoes
  • 1 ½ cups dry white wine
  • 5 cups water
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 pounds crabs (any type), cut into pieces
  • 2 pounds mussels, scrubbed and debearded
  • 1 pound scallops
  • 1 ½ pounds tilapia (or other white, firm-fleshed fish), cut into 2-inch chunks
  • 2 loaves of San Francisco sourdough bread or any other bread with a chewy crust

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a very large pot over medium heat.
  2. Add the fennel, onion, shallots, and salt and sauté until the onion is translucent.
  3. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes, and sauté for 2 minutes.
  4. Stir in the tomato paste.
  5. Add tomatoes with their juices, wine, water, crabs, celery and bay leaf. Cover and bring to a simmer.
  6. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
  7. Add the mussels to the cooking liquid. Cover and cook until the mussels begin to open.This should take about 5 minutes.
  8. Add the scallops and fish. Simmer gently until the fish and scallops are just cooked through and all the mussels are completely open, gently stirring occasionally. This should take about another 10 minutes.
  9. Check the soup for closed mussels and throw them out. Remove the bay leaf.
  10. Season the soup to taste with more salt and red pepper flakes.

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