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INA GARTEN’S EASY CIOPPINO RECIPE

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You don’t have to be a chef to make this recipe for the Barefoot Contessa’s
authentic cioppino, a tomato-based seafood stew loaded with shrimp, cod,
mussels, and clams for a healthy soup and surprisingly easy dinner that goes
from fridge to table in just about an hour.




CIOPPINO SEAFOOD STEW RECIPE

Fun fact. Back in the day I worked as a server (we called ourselves waitresses
then) in the best seafood restaurant is Salt Lake City. It was the summer after
graduating college and I was saving money for a trip to Europe. It was the most
fun I’ve ever had at a job, and even better, it’s where I met my husband.

I was a good waitress. Most of the time. But there was that one time I
definitely was not, that dinner service I was carrying a tray loaded with three
iron serving skillets atop china plates filled with hot-as-hell cioppino to be
served to my table that was up the stairs and around that always
tough-to-navigate corner.

As I rounded the corner, I felt it happening. The heavy platters saddled with
those steamy pots of Italian fisherman’s stew slowly began to slide. I braced
myself and tried to rebalance. It didn’t work. The platters of cioppino slid off
the china plates. And then off the tray. And then directly into the lap of my
hungry customer. It was a waterfall of tomato stew. My customer had been totally
cioppinoed.


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That poor guy was not one bit happy about it. But then who would be? And yes,
his dry cleaning bill came out of my check.



Luckily that whole nightmare of an experience didn’t tarnish my love for
cioppino. In fact, it inspired me to learn to make it at home. Safely at home.



Now, all these years later, I’ve found the recipe that matches the deliciousness
I discovered with my first bowl of cioppino while visiting San Francisco. And
it’s from one of my favorites, the Barefoot Contessa herself.

And seriously, it’s a quick-to-make recipe my friends, so don’t save it just for
special occasions. Bookmark it for any night of the week.

This cioppino recipe comes from who I am sure is America’s most loved cookbook
author, Ina Garten, and her newest cookbook Cook Like a Pro: Recipes and Tips
for Home Cooks where she proves that home cooks like me can be pros in their own
kitchens thanks to her easy, delicious recipes.

From breakfast to dinner to dessert, there are tons of recipes in this cookbook
I marked up with my sticky notes like Farro Tabbouleh with Feta, to Chicken
Marbella, to Triple Chocolate Loaf Cake.



But the healthful, chock-full of seafood cioppino is where my cravings landed,
and in redemption to that poor man I spilled upon, is the recipe I’m sharing
today.




WHAT IS CIOPPINO?

Like my dad who was born there (go Niners!), San Francisco is where cioppino was
created way back in the 1800s when Italian immigrant fishermen would share the
day’s catch with other fishermen who came home empty handed. The Italian seafood
stew is a grab bag of ingredients and can easily be adapted to what’s available.

Other cultures have a version of cioppino, including Italy’s neighbor, France,
where their fisherman’s stew is known as bouillabaisse.

The differences between cioppino and bouillabaisse are few. Cioppino is Italian
in nature with a purely tomato-based broth where bouillabaisse is French, and
has the addition of saffron to it’s fish stock-based broth with chopped tomatoes
added in.






WHAT’S IN THIS CIOPPINO RECIPE?

The most beloved ingredients in cioppino are obviously the seafood. As to which
seafood, that’s totally your choice and can include any combination of:

 * shrimp
 * clams
 * mussels
 * meaty white fish such as cod or halibut
 * scallops
 * crab
 * lobster
 * calamari or squid
 * shucked oysters

Ina keeps this seafood cioppino recipe simple by calling form shrimp, cod,
scallops and mussels. I added clams too because we love them so.





In addition to your choice of seafood, here’s what else you’ll need to make this
Italian seafood stew:

 * Olive oil
 * Fennel
 * Yellow onion
 * Garlic
 * Fennel seeds
 * Red pepper flakes
 * Crushed tomatoes
 * Seafood stock
 * White wine
 * Anise flavored liqueur
 * Fresh parsley




HOW TO MAKE CIOPPINO

The broth for this fisherman’s stew is incredibly easy to make, with canned
crushed tomatoes, white wine, and seafood stock. I’ve found just one grocery
store brand that makes seafood stock, so you could use clam juice, or make
homemade seafood stock.



Freshly chopped fennel and dried fennel seeds pair with the garlic and onion to
become your Italian-flavor builders.

After simmering the broth, add the seafood, then cover and simmer until the
shellfish open. Be sure to toss any unopened clams or mussels.

And there you have it! Dinner is served. Don’t forget the sourdough for dipping,
and please, don’t spill on any of your guests.




WHAT TYPE OF LIQUEUR SHOULD I USE?

Ina calls for Pernod, an anise-flavored liqueur, to be added before serving.
Pastis, ouzo, or sambuca may be substituted.


WHAT’S THE BEST WHITE WINE FOR CIOPPINO?

Any dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio, will work in this cioppino recipe. Use
a white wine you’d happily drink, not one labeled as “cooking wine.”






TIPS FOR MAKING CIOPPINO SEAFOOD STEW

Scrub the shells then soak the mussels in a bowl of water with a few tablespoons
of flour for 30 minutes, or so the mussels spew any sand that may be lurking in
the shells. Nobody likes a mouthful of sand, except live mussels. Rinse them
before adding to the stew.

I prefer a cioppino that’s easy to eat so I shell and remove the tails from my
shrimp before cooking.

And while I LOVE crab, I don’t usually include it because it’s a mess to crack
the shells after they’ve been soaked in that lush tomato broth. If you decide to
use crab, I suggest you cut the legs in half lengthwise for your guests so the
meat is easy to strip straight from the shell.




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If you make this recipe, please let me know! Bookmark this recipe and leave a
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CIOPPINO SEAFOOD STEW RECIPE


You don't have to be a chef to make this recipe for the Barefoot Contessa's
authentic cioppino, a tomato-based seafood stew loaded with shrimp, cod,
mussels, and clams.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword cioppino

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 6
Calories 373kcal


INGREDIENTS

   
 * 1/4 cup olive oil
 * 2 cups fennel bulb white part only, cut into 1/2-inch dice
 * 1 1/2 cup yellow onion 1 large, cut into 1/2-inch dice
 * 3 garlic cloves pressed or minced
 * 1 teaspoon whole fennel seeds
 * 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
 * 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
 * 4 cups seafood stock
 * 1 1/2 cups dry white wine such as Pinot Grigio
 * kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
 * 1 pound cod fillets skin removed, cut into 2-inch dice
 * 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deviened
 * 1 pound sea scallops halved crosswise
 * 1 dozen mussels scrubbed
 * 1 dozen littleneck clams or other small clam
 * 1 tablespoon anise flavored liqueur such as Pernod or Pastis
 * 3 tablespoons parsley minced


INSTRUCTIONS

   
 * Heat the olive oil in a heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the
   fennel and onion and sauté for 10 minutes, until tender.
 * Stir in the garlic, fennel seeds, and red pepper flakes and cook for 2
   minutes, until fragrant.
 * Add the tomatoes, stock, wine, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon black
   pepper. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer uncovered for 30
   minutes. 
 * Add the seafood in the following order: first the cod, then the shrimp,
   scallops, and finally the mussels. Do not stir. Bring to a simmer, lower the
   heat, cover and cook for 10 minutes until the seafood is cooked and the
   shellfish open.
 * Stir in the liqueur, being careful not to break up the fish; cover and set
   aside for 3 minutes for the flavors to blend. Discard any mussels that have
   not opened.
 * Ladle into large, shallow bowls, sprinkle with parsley and serve with slices
   of sourdough baguette. 


NOTES

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 * To make this cioppino even faster to cook on weeknights or for an easy get
   together, prepare the soup base up to 2 days before, refrigerate, then reheat
   and add the seafood before serving.
 * Recipe by Ina Garten, Cook Like a Pro. Reprinted by permission Clarkson
   Potter/Publishers.


NUTRITION

Calories: 373kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 12g | Saturated
Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 241mg | Sodium: 1467mg | Potassium: 905mg | Fiber: 1g |
Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 285IU | Vitamin C: 13.4mg | Calcium: 209mg | Iron: 3.2mg




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