Subj : Italian That Isn't 04
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Mar 04 2021 12:56:08

CIOPPINO: Much of San Francisco's Italian community came from Liguria,
where a puréed fish soup called ciuppin is made. They borrowed the 
name when they started making this stew full of varied seafood around
Fisherman's Wharf in the late 1800s.
 
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      Title: Cioppino *
 Categories: Soups, Seafood, Vegetables, Herbs, Wine
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      1 lg Onion; chopped
      1 md Bell pepper; cored, seeded,
           - chopped
    1/2 c  Sliced celery
      1 lg Carrot; scraped, shredded
      3 cl Garlic; minced
      3 tb Olive oil
     32 oz (2 cans) tomatoes
      8 oz Can tomato sauce
      1 ts Dried leaf basil; crumbled
      1    California bay leaf
      1 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Pepper
      1 lb Swordfish or halibut steak
      1    Dozen mussels
           +=OR=+
     10 oz Can clams in shells
  1 1/2 c  Dry white wine
      8 oz Pkg shelled, deveined shrimp
    1/2 lb Scallops
 
  * UDD Note: Cioppino is a fish stew originating in San
  Francisco, California. It is considered an Italian-
  American dish, and is related to various regional fish
  soups and stews of Italian cuisine. This is the East Coast
  version.
  
  Saute onion, bell pepper, celery, carrot andgarlic in
  olive oil until soft in a kettle or Dutch oven. Stir in
  tomatoes, tomato sauce, basil, bay leaf, salt & pepper.
  Heat to boiling, reduce heat, cover and simmer 2 hours.
  Fish out and discard the bay leaf.
  
  While the sauce simmers, skin the fish and cut into
  serving-sized pieces. Thoroughly clean mussels or clams.
  Stir wine into sauce in kettle. Add fish, shrimp and
  scallops. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes more. Place the
  mussels or clams in a layer on top of fish in kettle;
  cover; steam 5 to 10 minutes or until the shells are
  fully opened and fish flakes easily.
  
  Ladle into soup bowls or plates. Sprinkle with parsley.
  Serve with crusty Italian or French bread.
  
  RECIPE FROM: The Taste of Gloucester; A Fisherman's Wife
  Cooks - Written and complied by The Fishermen's Wives of
  Gloucester & The Cape Ann League of Women Voters
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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