Nor Cal Cioppino 2 Recipes

NOR CAL CIOPPINO

Steps:

• In a large stock pot over medium heat, add oil and saute onions, fennel, pepper and garlic until lightly browned. Add tomato paste and continue to cook until it browns. 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. Add crab to the sauce and let simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. 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.
• Let cook 3 to 4 minutes until shrimp turn pink. Stir in parsley and serve immediately with fresh bread.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CIOPPINO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, celery, carrots, potatoes, and garlic, and cook 5 to 10 minutes. Add parsley, cilantro, tomatoes, tomato juice, clam juice, white wine, basil, oregano, thyme, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours.
• Approximately 15 to 20 minutes before you are ready to serve the cioppino, stir in the fish, shrimp, mussels, clams, crab, and scallops. Continue to cook and stir approximately 5 minutes, or until the shrimp are pink and the clams and mussel shells have opened. Remove any unopened mussels or clams before serving.

CIOPPINO FOR TWO RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in medium saucepan over high heat until shimmering. Add onions, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook, stirring frequently, until onions begin to brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Add water and cook, stirring frequently, until onions are soft, 2 to 4 minutes. Stir in garlic, bay leaf, oregano, and pepper flakes and cook for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and reserved juice and clam juice and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes. Submerge halibut in sauce, cover, and gently simmer until fish is cooked through, 14 to 17 minutes. Remove pan from heat and, using slotted spoon, transfer halibut to plate, cover with aluminum foil, and set aside. Bring clams, wine, and butter to boil in 8-inch skillet over high heat. Cover and steam until clams just open, 5 to 8 minutes, transferring them to pan with tomato sauce as they open. Once all clams have been transferred to pan, add mussels to skillet, cover, and cook over high heat until mussels have opened, 2 to 4 minutes, transferring them to pan with tomato sauce as they open. Pour cooking liquid from skillet into pan, being careful to not pour any grit from skillet into pan. Return sauce to simmer. Stir parsley into sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide halibut among serving bowls. Ladle sauce over halibut, making sure each portion contains both clams and mussels. Drizzle with olive oil and serve immediately.

NOR CAL CIOPPINO 2

Steps:

• Begin by poaching the whole crabs: To prepare the crabs, set a large pot of cold water with the garlic, bay leaves, black peppercorns, kosher salt and chili flakes over high heat. Bring to a boil, and then drop in the crabs. Once the water starts to boil again, reduce the heat and simmer for 12 to15 minutes. When the crabs are done, shock them in cold water so they stop cooking. Then break each one into 4 pieces, with the pieces cracked to let the sauce in.
• For the cioppino: In a large stockpot over medium heat, heat the oil and cook the onions, fennel and bell peppers until lightly browned. Add the minced garlic and tomato paste and cook until it browns, stirring often. Add the tomato sauce, 4 cups water, wine, clam juice, lemon juice, sambuca, half the parsley, the chili flakes, salt, basil, oregano, pepper and bay leaves, and simmer for 1 hour.
• Add the pieces of cooked crab to the sauce and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the clams and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the fish and shrimp and cook until the shrimp turn pink, 4 to 5 minutes. DO NOT STIR. Remove the bay leaves, stir in the remaining chopped parsley and serve immediately with bread.