Cioppino

Description

A wonderful seafood stew! Serve with a loaf of warm, crusty bread for sopping up the delicious broth!

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup butter
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 ½ cups white wine
  • 1 ½ pounds large shrimp – peeled and deveined
  • 1 ½ pounds bay scallops
  • 18 small clams
  • 18 mussels, cleaned and debearded
  • 1 ½ cups crabmeat
  • 1 ½ pounds cod fillets, cubed

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium-low heat. Add onions
  2. parsley
  3. and garlic. Cook and stir until onions are softened
  4. 3 to 4 minutes.
  5. Add tomatoes to the pot (break them into chunks as you add them). Stir in chicken broth
  6. wine
  7. water
  8. bay leaves
  9. basil
  10. thyme
  11. and oregano. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
  12. Stir in cod
  13. shrimp
  14. scallops
  15. clams
  16. mussels
  17. and crabmeat. Bring to boil; lower heat
  18. cover
  19. and simmer until clams open up
  20. 5 to 7 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls and serve.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 13

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