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Monterey Bay Red Cioppino
Seafood Stew
Equipment
Dutch Oven
Ingredients
Marinara
- 3 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Large Onion halved and sliced thinly
- ¾ tsp. Salt
- 1 15 oz can Tomato Sauce I used 2- 8 oz cans as my local store didn't have a 15 oz can at the time.
- 1 cup Canned Tomato Puree
- ½ cup Fresh Basil chopped
- 1 Tbsp. Light Brown Sugar packed
- 1½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
Cioppino
- 1½ lbs. skinless cod ( or any firm white fish) cut to 1 -1½ in. pieces
- 1 lb. extra large shrimp (21-25 per pound)
- 12 oz Large Scallops cut in half horizontally, tendons removed
- 3 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- ½ cup Fresh Basil
- ¼ cup Dry sherry
- 3 Garlic Cloves minced
- 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 8 oz bottles Clam Juice
- 1 12 in. French Baguette sliced and toasted
- lemon or lime wedges if desired
Directions
Marinara
- Heat oil in Dutch Oven over medium heat until shimmering.Add onions, garlic, and salt and cook until onion is softened and just beggining to brown- 8-10 minutes.
- Next add tomato sauce, tomato puree, basil, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and cinnamon and bringh to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until marinara is slightly thickened about 10- 12 minutes.
Cioppino
- To the marinara add the basil, sherry, garlic, Worcesterhire, and ½ tsp. salt.
- Season the seafood with salt and pepper. Stir in clam juice and stir until completely combined, add cod and scallops and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer until seafood is just turing opaque about 2-3 minutes. Nestle the shrip into pot and return to simmer,cover again and cook until all seafood is opaque about 3 minutes more.
- Remove from heat and let sit, covered another 8 minutes.
- Serve with toasted baguette slices and lemon/lime wedges.
Notes
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Looks again very yummy!
Cippiono is one of my favorite restaurant dishes. Haven’t tried it at home but will give your recipe a try.
Let me know if you make it and how you like it. It is also one of my favorites 😉
~Jenn