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Simple and Savory Cioppino

  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium sweet onion, diced
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 dash cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ cup dry white wine (can use ½ cup more stock or broth in place of white wine)
  • 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cups vegetable stock or broth
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 (10-ounce) can minced clams, drained with juice reserved
  • ½ pound mussels, scrubbed and debearded*
  • 1 pound cod, halibut or other white fish fillets, cut into ¾ inch pieces
  • ½ pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 10 ounces medium sea scallops
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves, chopped

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Sauté onion and bell pepper until soft, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add garlic, oregano, thyme, crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper. Cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, until garlic is soft.
  3. Stir in wine, tomatoes, stock or broth, tomato paste, bay leaf and reserved clam juice. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors have blended, about 15 minutes.
  4. Stir in clams and mussels. Reduce heat to low, cover with lid and cook until mussels are just beginning to open, about 4 minutes.
  5. Add in white fish, shrimp and scallops. Stir gently to combine. 
  6. Increase heat to medium and simmer until seafood is cooked through and mussels have fully opened, about 5 minutes. Discard any unopened mussels.
  7. Stir in parsley and serve immediately.

 

*To clean and debeard mussels, run mussels under cold running water for about 5 minutes. Scrub with sponge or brush. Discard any open mussels. Then pull on beard to remove and mussels are ready to use in recipe.

Notes

Recommended Equipment: large pot or Dutch oven, cutting board, knife, spatula or spoon to stir

  • Author: Dish on Fish