Cioppino Recipe
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Cioppino

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

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
45 Min
Ready In:
55 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 to 14 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3/4 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
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 1/2 cups white wine
  • 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp - peeled and deveined
  • 1 1/2 pounds bay scallops
  • 18 small clams
  • 18 mussels, cleaned and debearded
  • 1 1/2 cups crabmeat
  • 1 1/2 pounds cod fillets, cubed

Directions

  1. Over medium-low heat melt butter in a large stockpot, add onions, garlic and parsley. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally until onions are soft.
  2. Add tomatoes to the pot (break them into chunks as you add them). Add chicken broth, bay leaves, basil, thyme, oregano, water and wine. Mix well. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
  3. Stir in the shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels and crabmeat. Stir in fish, if desired. Bring to boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer 5 to 7 minutes until clams open. Ladle soup into bowls and serve with warm, crusty bread!

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 310 | Total Fat: 12.7g | Cholesterol: 161mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by ROTED   view full review
Fantastic!!! I made a few changes, took some hints from other reviews. Such as, used 1 large...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2006 by OSuzyQ   view full review
Those of you who have read my other ratings know that 4 stars means my family loved it. 5...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2003 by florida gail   view full review
I hesitated between 4 - 5 stars because this is a really inspired recipe, but I did have a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2006 by Post-It Poet   view full review
Wow, this was amazing! It definitely tasted like a restaurant-quality dish. I had a dinner...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2003 by SANDYLOAM   view full review
This was a very tasty recipe. I used a few of the changes reccomended by other reviewers such...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2003 by MADODD   view full review
Overall this is a good Cioppino. Being Italian, I had to delete the butter for a nice Extra...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2003 by Chef Liz   view full review
Absolutely incredible! I made the broth a few weeks ago and froze it. I had a dinner party for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2003 by RUBYALLEY   view full review
What a fabulous stew! I replaced the butter with olive oil, added more garlic, but didn't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by WIGGLEBOX   view full review
Amazing! I could just leave it at that...but I won't. The depth in the broth was wonderful...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2005 by ABoston Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I used the modifications submitted by ROTED, which I highly recommend. A nice thing about...

 

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