Cioppino

Name: Cioppino
Ingredients: Shellfish: Crab meat(fresh)and/or lobster,; Approx. 1 lb peeled, deveined uncooked shrimp,; 2-3 doz. clams and or mussels per your preference.; A 1 lb. piece of any white fish.; 2-3 Tbsps. chopped garlic; 1 Tbsp each dried marjoram, parsley, and thyme; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 stick butter, cut in half; 1/2 C. chopped any color pepper,; 3-4 cloved shallots, minced.; 2-3 bay leaves; 4 C. chicken broth; 1 quart tomato juice; 1 small can tomato paste; salt/pepper to taste; Additional water if preferred; 3-4 scallions, chopped

17 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

Shellfish: Crab meat(fresh)and/or lobster,
Approx. 1 lb peeled, deveined uncooked shrimp,
2-3 doz. clams and or mussels per your preference.
A 1 lb. piece of any white fish.
2-3 Tbsps. chopped garlic
1 Tbsp each dried marjoram, parsley, and thyme
2 Tbsps olive oil
1 stick butter, cut in half
1/2 C. chopped any color pepper,
3-4 cloved shallots, minced.
2-3 bay leaves
4 C. chicken broth
1 quart tomato juice
1 small can tomato paste
salt/pepper to taste
Additional water if preferred
3-4 scallions, chopped

Directions

1

Rinse all seafood well.
2

Scrub mussel and clam shells and remove the shells from about 1/2 of them.
3

Cut fish into small (less than 1 in.) pieces.
4

Remove most of lobster meat from shells (leave a 2 or 3 claws in tact for presnetation).
5

Saute garlic, chopped pepper, shallots, marjoram, parsley, thyme and bay leaves in oil and 1/2 stick butter, making like paste. Add about 2 cups of the chicken broth. Bring to a simmer and saute seafood, (and lobster that might be in shell) except for fish pieces and crab/lobster meat, until all seafood is just cooked. Add remaining broth. Whisk n tomato paste a this time. Bring to boil and add crab/lobster. Slowly add tomato juice stirring gently as to not break up fish and crab meat. Bring to slight boil. Add 2nd stick butter at the end.
6

Add water to thin to your taste.
7

Toss scalliions on top for color and taste.