to say that i love seafood would be an understatement! lobster, shrimp, mussels…you name it, i love it!!
my husband and i love cioppino . there’s a place in San Diego that makes the absolute yummiest cioppino! we’ve only been to San Diego twice, but it would definitely make it worth flying back out west again!! it’s a restaurant in Seaport Village called Edgewater Grill. i think they call it a seafood medley, but it’s essentially the same thing. they also serve it with fettucine (the serving is just ginormous that i don’t even think my husband ever gets to the pasta!) Costco used to have a cioppino in their frozen section that i used to stock up on just for those nights where i needed a quick dinner. needless to say, they don’t carry it anymore! after a bit of concocting i managed to make up my own recipe that was good enough it would satisfy my husband and i’s cioppino cravings!
Ingredients:
1/2 medium onion (chopped)
1 clove garlic (chopped)
2 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
2 bay leaves
1 tsp basil
1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper (optional, but definitely tastes better with some spice to it!)
4 oz tomato sauce
14 oz diced tomatoes
1/2 cup white wine
3/4 cup water
salt and pepper to taste
Seafood:
1 cod fillet (halibut or sea bass works well too)
1 dozen shrimp
1 package mussels in tomato garlic sauce (you can just get a package of regular mussels but if i’m using the frozen kind i like to get the prepackaged kind that is already flavored)
optional seafood:
usually i am all about seafood, but with the fish, shrimp, and mussels, it’s more than plenty for the seafood stew…BUT you can also add scallops, clams, and calamari!
Directions:
- saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil
- add parsley, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, herbs, wine, and water
- simmer for about 40 minutes
- while the broth is simmering, rinse seafood
- layer the seafood in the pot, putting the mussels on top, and cover
- cook for another 20 minutes or until seafood is fully cooked
- serve with a crusty bread, or pasta!
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