Scomas Inspired Warm Cioppino Salad Recipes

SAN FRANCISCO-STYLE CIOPPINO

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.

SAN FRANCISCO CIOPPINO

Steps:

• Make the stew base. Heat a large stew pot or Dutch oven over medium heat with the olive oil. Add the onions and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook 2 minutes more. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Add the wine, and use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits in the pot. Simmer the wine until reduced by about half. Add the tomatoes, peppers, parsley, thyme, and bay leaf and cook for 5 minutes. Add the stock or broths; bring to a boil, then adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook the base, with a cover slightly ajar, for 30 minutes. (The base may be prepared ahead up to this point, refrigerated for 1 day or frozen for 1 month).
• Finish the Cioppino. Bring the base to a simmer. Add the basil and the clams, and cook covered, over high heat, for 5 minutes, or just until the clams open. Add the crab and cook for 1 minute. Add the mussels, shrimp, squid, and scallops. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mussels open, the shrimp curl, and squid and scallops are just firm, about 3 minutes. Serve in large heated bowls with plenty of crusty bread.

SCOMA'S-INSPIRED WARM CIOPPINO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and sauté 1 minute, then toss in the onions, and continue to sauté 2 minutes. Stir the wine into the pot along with the oregano and basil, and continue to cook until the liquid is reduced by half. 2. Add the tomato sauce, cod, clams, prawns, and scallops. Increase the heat and bring the ingredients to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. 3. Add the fish stock, crabmeat, and shrimp. Simmer 1 minute and add the salt and pepper. Remove the pot from the heat and set aside. (At this point, you can spoon this hot cioppino into a bread bowl and serve it as a stew.) 4. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 5. Heat the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons of olive oil in a small skillet over low heat. Add the spinach and sauté for 1 minute,or until just wilted. 6. Warm the bread bowl in the oven for 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully remove the warm bowl, and add the spinach. Reserving the broth, drain the hot cioppino and add it to the bread bowl. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons of the reserved broth. 7. Serve the warm salad with the remaining broth on the side. Save any unused broth for another recipe.