SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CIOPPINO

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This popular dish originated around Monterey Bay, California. This version, created in San Diego, has a southwest flavor. Serve with large bibs, crab shell crackers, extra bowls for the shells, and finger bowls if you wish. Nice served in large, shallow bowls alongside crusty sourdough bread, a green salad, and chilled white wine. You can vary the seafood according to the catch of the day, yours or your market's.

Provided by Becky Wergers

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Seafood

Time 2h45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 24

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Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 stalks celery, chopped, with leaves
4 carrots, sliced
4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 tablespoon minced garlic
¼ cup chopped parsley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 cups tomato juice
2 (8 ounce) jars clam juice
½ cup white wine
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme
¾ teaspoon chili powder
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste
1 pound halibut steaks, cubed
1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
1 pound mussels, cleaned and debearded
2 pounds clams in shell, scrubbed
1 pound cooked crabmeat
1 pound bay or sea scallops, rinsed and drained

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 475.6 calories, Carbohydrate 37 g, Cholesterol 181.5 mg, Fat 11 g, Fiber 6.6 g, Protein 54.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 942.5 mg, Sugar 6.1 g