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Nonna (Grandma) Avanti's Christmas Cioppino

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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Christmas, comfort food, hearty, thanksgiving, warm
Calories: 430kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 cup garlic chopped
  • 1 cup Italian parsley chopped
  • 1/2 cup celery chopped
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper chopped
  • 16 oz solid pack tomatoes
  • 3 cup tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoon celery salt
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 oz anchovies jarred or canned
  • 1/2 cup sherry wine or white wine
  • 3 cup clam juice
  • 1 large sprig fresh basilico
  • 2 medium onions chopped
  • 1 Dungeness crab last 10 min
  • 2 lb cherrystone clams last 15 min
  • 1 lb shrimp last 5 min
  • 1 lb mussels last 5 min
  • Add any fish you like last 5 min
  • 2 cup water
  • 1 lb spaghetti

Instructions

  • Sauté onions, garlic, parsley, celery and green pepper in oil with anchovies until golden brown.
  • 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.
  • Add water. Cook on low heat slowly for one hour.
  • Add shell fish during the last 15 minutes of cooking. Any fresh fish or shellfish may be used. *Sauce should not be thick.
  • Prepare pasta according to directions 15 minutes prior to completion of cioppino.
  • Serve hot in a bowl over hot pasta.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cups | Calories: 430kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 9g