Bren's Cioppino
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 1 cup minced onion
- 1 cup diced green pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
- 1 (14 ounce) can plum tomatoes (drained, juice reserved and tomatoes coarsely chopped)
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 cups dry white wine
- 1⁄2 cup chopped parsley, divided (preferably flat-leaf)
- 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 lbs firm-fleshed white fish (halibut, swordfish or cod)
- 1 1⁄2 dozen hard-shelled clams
- 1 1⁄2 dozen small mussels
- 1 lb medium shrimp (shelled and deveined)
directions
- In Dutch oven or heavy casserole, heat oil over high heat. Saute onions, green pepper and garlic until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and reserved liquid, the tomato sauce, wine, 1/4 cup parsley, salt (if using), pepper, basil, oregano and bay leaf.
- Bring to boiling; reduce heat, cover partially; simmer 30 minutes.
- While sauce simmers, cut fish in 2-inch pieces. Using a stiff brush, thoroughly scrub the clams and mussels (cut off their "beards") under cold water to remove any residue of mud and sand. Shell and devein shrimp.
- Add white fish to Dutch oven; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Add clams and mussels; simmer, covered, 3 minutes. Add shrimp; simmer, covered, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Shrimp should be pink; clams and mussels fully opened (discard any unopened ones). Remove bay leaf. Ladle into soup bowls; sprinkle individual servings with remaining parsley. Serve with sour-dough rolls, sourdough bread or crusty French or Italian bread.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bren_in_L.R.
Little Rock, Arkansas
I am now semi-retired and an Empty Nester. I try to focus on lighter dishes for day to day menus. I still like to explore new food ideas. I look for smaller quantity dishes now. I am not vegetarian but I cook with more vegetables than meat now. I enjoy sharing desserts with family and my co-workers.