Cioppino

This cioppino is a classic seafood stew with fish, shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels, and crab in a warm broth seasoned with basil, thyme, and oregano.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 318 Calories

Ingredients

• ¾ cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 2 onions, chopped
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 ½ cups white wine
• 1 ½ pounds cod fillets, cubed
• 1 ½ pounds bay scallops
• 1 ½ pounds large shrimp - peeled and deveined
• 18 small clams
• 18 mussels, cleaned and debearded
• 1 ½ cups crabmeat

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium-low heat. Add onions, parsley, and garlic. Cook and stir until onions are softened, 3 to 4 minutes.

Step 2

Add tomatoes to the pot (break them into chunks as you add them). Stir in chicken broth, wine, water, bay leaves, basil, thyme, and oregano. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Step 3

Stir in cod, shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels, and crabmeat. Bring to boil; lower heat, cover, and simmer until clams open up, 5 to 7 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls and serve.