Cioppino is an Italian-American fish stew made with a mixture of everyone’s favorites from the sea: shrimp, calamari, scallops, clams, and mussels. Serve with toasted bread to soak up the robust seafood broth.

Prep time 10 Min | Cook Time 30 Min | Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Imported Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 3 Whole Garlic Cloves, sliced
  • 1 box Chefs Diced Tomatoes (17.6 oz)
  • 1 jar Clam Juice (8 fl oz)
  • 2 Bay Leaves
  • 1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
  • 1/4 cup Flat Leaf Parsley
  • 1 lb Shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1/2 lb Calamari
  • 1 lb Scallops
  • 1 can Whole Baby Clams (10 oz)
  • 1 can Minced Clams (6.5 oz)
  • 10-12 Mussels, cleaned and debearded
  • 1 loaf Italian Bread, sliced

Directions

  • Heat a large pot over medium heat and sauté garlic slices in extra virgin olive oil until translucent.
  • Add tomatoes, clam juice, bay leaves, red pepper flakes, and parsley.
  • Let simmer for 20 minutes. Add in shrimp, calamari, scallops, whole clams, minced clams, and mussels.
  • Bring to a boil and cover.
  • Reduce heat and let simmer until the mussels open, approximately 6 minutes.
  • Discard any mussels that do not open. Serve immediately with toasted Italian bread slices.
  • Sit back, and enjoy your delicious Italian Cioppino!

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