Cioppino (with pictures)

[Stinky The Clown]

Tonight's supper. An hour, start to finish.





Chop 15 (yes, no kidding - 15) cloves of garlic. Saute half of them in olive oil in a big spaghetti strainer/cooking pot. (We have such a pot that has two inserts, one that is about two inches off the bottom of the pot and the second that fits into the lower strainer and is about 4 inches deep.)

When the garlic is just soft, add a cup and a half of dry vermouth. Put a dozen medium or two dozen small clams in the bottom and a 2 lb bag of mussels in the top. Cover and steam the fish until it opens. Probably 5 or 6 minutes. Watch the mussels; they might be done in as little as three minutes. When the fish opens, pull the strainer out of the pot and place it over a bowl for the fish to drain. Dump the liquid in the bottom of the pot into the same bowl. Reserve for later.

In the now empty pot, add a quarter stick of butter and saute the rest of the garlic and one medium onion, chopped coarsely. When just transparent, add a bottle of clam juice, a bay leaf, and some red pepper flakes, and two 14 oz cans of diced tomatoes. (I like the Del Monte because the dice is large and the fruit is nice and meaty.) Let this go until the flavors meld.

Add oregano and thyme to taste. a quarter cup, combined, is a good place to start. Let that go for a minute or three and remove the pot from the heat. Now add a pound of raw Gulf shrimp and a pound of small scallops. Just let them sit in the hot broth until cooked, maybe 5 minutes.

Add the calms and mussels on top of the other fish, and add the liquid that drained from the clams. Mix it all up and serve it with nice, crusty bread.

[Zoigal]

1. Love cioppino,,,

Yours looks wonderful. Thanks for including the recipe.....z

[Tesha]

2. mmmm ... I see this dish in my future...

The only trouble is the guys at my fish counter get tired of saying "anything else m'am?"
when I ask for 6 of these and 8 of those... :hi: oh and can I get a half a bag of mussles?

cooking for 2 has its challenges...

like when I stop at the deli and buy meats for a nice Italian sub...
"and a quarter of a pound of... and 4 slices of... ":rofl:

[hippywife]

3. Can I come over and

eat at your house, Maestro? Looks delish and I love mussels and garlic! Mmmmmmm. :9

[Stinky The Clown]

4. Heh! We made the leftovers into a pasta thing tonight

Fettuccine di Cioppino

[pengillian101]

5. Wow! That looks just yummy!

I HAD been dreaming of lutefisk and lefse until I saw your pic.
:hi:

[Phentex]

6. Wow!

Looks fabulous!

:hi:

[tigereye]

7. wow! Very cool.

[kestrel91316]

8. I think that's about $100 worth of seafood at current prices here in Lost Angeles.

[Stinky The Clown]

10. It was pretty cheap here . . . . reltively speaking

pound of shrimps - ten bux
two dozen clams - eight bux
2 lbs mussels - four bux
half pound scallops - four bux

We got two meals out of that, so, really, not so horrible.

You must have Pacific seafood you could substitute, no?

[mtnester]

9. Can you send me your shirt, some leftovers, and

your stove?

ktxsbai

:)

[Stinky The Clown]

11. You can have the stove and the leftovers

But not my shirt! :)