How to Prepare Perfect Easy Cioppino

Easy Cioppino.

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, easy cioppino. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Easy Cioppino is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It's simple, it's fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They're fine and they look fantastic. Easy Cioppino is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook easy cioppino using 21 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Easy Cioppino:

1. {Make ready 1 of steamed dungeness crab, cleaned and cracked.
2. {Take 24 of small mussels, scrubbed and debearded.
3. {Make ready 24 of small clams, scrubbed.
4. {Prepare 40 of medium shrimp in the shell, deveined.
5. {Get 1 of bag scallops, defrosted.
6. {Make ready 1/2 lb of calamari, cut into 1" bands.
7. {Get 1/2 lb of whole filet of halibut or other firm-flesh fish.
8. {Get 3 tbsp of olive oil, extra virgin.
9. {Make ready 1 of small onion, halved and cut in thirds.
10. {Make ready 2 of garlic cloves, crushed.
11. {Get 1 of small red bell pepper, cut in 2-inch strips.
12. {Take 1/2 of a fennel bulb, cut in thirds.
13. {Make ready 2 tsp of red pepper flakes.
14. {Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
15. {Get 28 oz of San Marzano tomatoes, crushed well by hand or pureed.
16. {Make ready 2 of big sprigs of basil.
17. {Get 2 of sprigs Italian flat parsley,.
18. {Take 1 tsp of dried oregano.
19. {Make ready of freshly ground black pepper.
20. {Prepare of sea salt.
21. {Get 1 of baguette loaf sourdough bread.

Steps to make Easy Cioppino:

1. Heat olive oil and garlic in a large pot over medium-high heat for about 1 minute..
2. Add the onions, fennel, red bell pepper, bay leaf and red pepper flakes. Add sea salt and black pepper to taste. Saute over medium-high heat until the onions are translucent, about 2 minutes..
3. Stir in tomatoes and add the basil, parsley and oregano. Continue cooking over medium high heat, stirring occasionally until the sauce is reduced by a third..
4. While the sauce thickens, cut the sourdough baguette into half-inch slices and toast or grill on both sides until crisp. Coat lightly with garlic and olive oil. Set aside in a serving bowl..
5. Add clams and mussels to the pot and cook for 2 minutes..
6. Add the fish fillet, scallops, shrimp, calamari and prawns. Cover the pot and simmer rapidly for about 5 minutes..
7. Add the steamed crab and stir well. Cook until the mussels and clams open, about 4 more minutes..
8. Transfer cioppino into a large bowl and serve immediately with the grilled sourdough bread...

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