Nonna (Grandma) Avanti’s Christmas Cioppino

Nonna (Grandma) Avanti's Christmas Cioppino
Nonna (Grandma) Avanti's Christmas Cioppino

Nonna (Grandma) Avanti's Christmas Cioppino

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Perfect for any family dinner or special occasion!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Calories 430 kcal

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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