Nonna (Grandma) Avanti's Christmas Cioppino
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Perfect for any family dinner or special occasion!
Equipment
- Large Pot
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup garlic chopped
- 1 cup Italian parsley chopped
- ½ cup celery chopped
- ½ cup green bell pepper chopped
- 16 oz solid pack tomatoes
- 3 cups tomato sauce
- Kosher salt to taste
- celery salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- paprika to taste
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 oz anchovies jarred or canned
- ½ cup sherry wine or white wine
- 3 cups clam juice
- 1 large sprig fresh basil
- 2 med onions chopped
- 1 Dungeness crab
- 2 lb cherrystone clams
- 1 lb shrimp
- 1 lb mussels
- Add any fish you like
- 2 cups water
- 1 lb spaghetti
Instructions
- Sauté onions, garlic, parsley, celery and green pepper in oil with anchovies until golden brown.½ cup garlic, 1 cup Italian parsley, ½ cup celery, ½ cup green bell pepper, 2 oz anchovies, 2 med onions, 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Add tomatoes and tomato sauce, salt, black pepper, paprika, celery salt to taste, crushed chili and sherry wine. Cook at low heat for 15 minutes.16 oz solid pack tomatoes, 3 cups tomato sauce, Kosher salt, celery salt, black pepper, paprika, 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, ½ cup sherry wine or white wine
- Add water and clam juice. Cook on low heat slowly for one hour.2 cups water, 3 cups clam juice
- Add shell fish during the last 15 minutes of cooking. Any fresh fish or shellfish may be used. *Sauce should not be thick.1 Dungeness crab, 2 lb cherrystone clams, 1 lb shrimp, 1 lb mussels, Add any fish you like
- Prepare pasta according to directions 15 minutes prior to completion of cioppino.1 lb spaghetti
- Serve hot in a bowl over hot pasta.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cupsCalories: 430kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 31gFat: 9g
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