San Francisco-Style Cioppino

Recipe courtesy Frederick Reyes, Putah Creek Cafe, Winters, CA

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Total Time:
3 hr 15 min
Prep
1 hr 0 min
Cook
2 hr 15 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

Cioppino Tomato Base:

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 small carrot, chopped
  • 1 small yellow onion, chopped
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 ribs celery, chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 small serrano chile
  • 1/2 bunch fresh basil, chopped
  • 1/2 bunch fresh oregano, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 bottle good red wine
  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
  • 10 cups canned pureed tomatoes, about 5 (15-ounce) cans (recommended: Di Napoli, San Marzano-style)
  • Fish Stock, recipe follows

Seafood:

  • 3 whole Dungeness crab legs and bodies, with the crabmeat intact
  • 18 littleneck clams, scrubbed clean
  • 18 black mussels, bearded and scrubbed clean
  • 1 1/2 pounds fresh sea bass or other firm fish, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
  • 12 peeled and deveined prawns (shells reserved for stock)
  • Serving suggestion: garlic bread

Directions

For the tomato base: In a large pot, heat the oil over medium heat and add the carrots, onions, peppers, and celery, and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, chile, herbs, and seasonings and cook until fragrant. Add the wine, vinegar, Worcestershire, and hot sauce and reduce until the liquid is almost evaporated. Add the tomatoes and all of the fish stock, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Strain through a fine strainer, discarding the solids.

For the seafood: Place the strained liquid into a clean pot and bring to a simmer. Add the crab, clams, mussels, and sea bass, cover the pot, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the prawns and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes.

To serve: Divide the seafood into 6 large bowls and ladle the broth over top. Serve with garlic bread.

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.

Fish Stock:

  • 1 pound fresh fish bones, plus the head if you can get it
  • 2 ribs celery, coarsely chopped
  • 1 small carrot, coarsely chopped
  • 1 small yellow onion, coarsely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, mashed
  • 1/4 bunch parsley stems
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • Shells from the prawns
  • 11 to 12 cups clam juice

In a large pot, add all of the ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes. Strain, reserving the broth and discarding the solids.

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  • on January 20, 2013

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    I've had this dish at the Cafe. EXCELLENT!!!!! The pear salad is a perfect side.

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    Fantabulous ... :

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  • on May 19, 2012

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    Just had this for the first time last night. WOW was it good! Will add this one to my "keepers" file

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