Recipe of Thai Cuisine Merced California

Southern California Cioppino

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Recipe Summary Southern California Cioppino

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.

Ingredients | Thai Cuisine Merced California

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

Directions

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.

Info | Thai Cuisine Merced California

prep: 30 mins cook: 2 hrs 15 mins total: 2 hrs 45 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 8 servings

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