Nor Cal Cioppino

Name: Nor Cal Cioppino
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon dried basil; 2 bay leaves; 1 cup chopped red bell pepper; Fresh bread, for serving; 2 tablespoons red chili flakes; 1/2 cup clam juice; 4 pounds Dungeness crab, whole, cooked, cleaned, cracked and broken into 4 pieces; 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced fennel; 2 pounds firm white fish, like cod or halibut, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepper; 1/2 cup minced garlic; 1/4 cup lemon, juice; 2 pounds littleneck clams, cleaned and scrubbed; 1/4 cup olive oil; 4 cups diced yellow onions; 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 1 cup coarsely chopped Italian parsley leaves; 1 1/2 cups red wine; 2 tablespoons salt; 1-ounce Sambuca liqueur; 2 pounds shrimp, shell on, deveined; 1/2 cup tomato paste; 6 cups tomato sauce (recommended: San Marzano); 4 cups water

Cook: 210 min

Prep: 20 min

Ready: 230 min

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 735.12

Ingredients

1 2 bay leaves
2 Fresh bread, for serving
3 1/2 cup clam juice
4 1 tablespoon dried basil
5 4 pounds Dungeness crab, whole, cooked, cleaned, cracked and broken into 4 pieces
6 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced fennel
7 2 pounds firm white fish, like cod or halibut, cut into 2-inch pieces
8 1/2 cup minced garlic
9 1/4 cup lemon, juice
10 2 pounds littleneck clams, cleaned and scrubbed
11 1/4 cup olive oil
12 1 tablespoon dried oregano
13 1 cup coarsely chopped Italian parsley leaves
14 1-ounce Sambuca liqueur
15 1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepper
16 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
17 2 tablespoons red chili flakes
18 1 1/2 cups red wine
19 2 tablespoons salt
20 2 pounds shrimp, shell on, deveined
21 1/2 cup tomato paste
22 6 cups tomato sauce (recommended: San Marzano)
23 4 cups water
24 4 cups diced yellow onions

Directions

1
In a large stock pot over medium heat, add oil and saute onions, fennel, pepper and garlic until lightly browned.
2
Add tomato paste and continue to cook until it browns.
3
Add wine, tomato sauce, clam and lemon juices, water, bay leaves, red chili flakes, oregano, basil, salt, pepper and liqueur to the sauteed vegetables and simmer for 1 hour.
4
Add crab to the sauce and let simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
5
Add clams and let simmer for 5 minutes, then add in cod and cook 4 to 5 minutes. DO NOT STIR. To finish add, shrimp.
6
Let cook 3 to 4 minutes until shrimp turn pink. Stir in parsley and serve immediately with fresh bread.

Nutrition per serving

735.12 Calories

47.93g Carbs

96.13g Protein

14.18g Fat

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milk egg fish tree nuts wheat soy shellfish peanuts sesame

Nor Cal Cioppino

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