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Cioppino
Recipe courtesy Cioppino's On the Wharf
Show:  Ciao America with Mario Batali
Episode:  Day at North Beach
Cioppino
6 ounces tomato sauce
6 ounces cioppino sauce, recipe follows
6 ounces clam broth
4 mussels
9 shrimp
5 ounces calamari
2 ounces crabmeat or 3 crab legs
4 small clams or 3 large clams

Combine all ingredients in saute pan, except calamari and crabmeat. Cover and cook 3 minutes or until all shellfish have opened. Add calamari and heat 1 minute. Place cioppino in bowl and place crabmeat on top. Top with garlic toast.

Cioppino Sauce:

7 onions
2 stalks celery
7 bulbs fennel
1/2 cup olive oil
3 (46-ounce) cans clam juice
1/2 pound clam base
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup fennel seeds
2 tablespoons chili flakes
4 gallons pomodoro sauce

In food processor, chop onions, celery, and fennel. Heat oil and add vegetables. Cook for 5 minutes. Add clam juice, clam base, salt, pepper, fennel seed, chili flakes and tomato sauce. Cook for 30 minutes on low heat.

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

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Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Intermediate
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

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