Easy Cioppino Recipe - An Italian Seafood Stew
User Reviews
5
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Cook Time
45 mins
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Total Time
45 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
455 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Soup, Dinner
Easy Cioppino Recipe - An Italian Seafood Stew
Description
The Easy Cioppino Recipe brings together Italian sausage sautéed with garlic, onion, anise seed, and red pepper flakes, then enriched with cherry tomatoes, fennel, orange zest and juice, seafood stock, and white wine. This mixture reduces into a savory broth that is both citrusy and aromatic.
Seafood is added progressively by cooking time: crab cooks first under a lid, then clams or mussels, and finally delicate cod. This method ensures each ingredient is properly cooked without overcooking. The result is a stew featuring firm fish, tender crab, and opened shellfish in a fragrant broth.
To accompany the stew, toasted rustic bread and saffron garlic aioli provide contrasting creaminess and texture. The aioli incorporates saffron, garlic, lemon juice, and hot sauce for a complementary dip or spread.
Preparation includes cleaning seafood thoroughly beforehand, including scrubbing clams, removing bones, and portioning crab legs. This attention to prep helps maintain stew cleanliness and presentation.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ lb Italian sausage (approx ¾ cup)
- ½ cup onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon anise seed
- 1 cup cherry tomato
- 1 cup fennel
- 1 orange approx 4 tablespoon juice and 1 teaspoon zest, zest and juice
- 5 cups seafood stock or chicken broth
- ½ c white wine dry
- 1 Dungeness crab
- 1 lb clams or mussels
- ½ lb cod
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Saffron Garlic Aioli
- ½ c mayonnaise or real mayonnaise, Kewpie brand
- ¼ tsp saffron
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon hot sauce (I use Tobasco)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add in crumbled Italian sausage and sauce until cooked though.
- Add 2 cloves minced garlic, aniseed, onion, saffron and red pepper flakes. Sauté approximately 5 minutes until onion is translucent.
- Add chopped tomatoes and fennel and continue to sauce another 5 minutes until tomatoes are juicy and fennel is translucent.
- Next add broth, wine, orange zest and juice. Bring to a simmer and let cook 10 more minutes, and season to taste with salt and black pepper if you like.
- Finally, add the seafood to the pot in order of cooking time. I first add the crab and put the lid on the pot. Let it cook 5 minutes, then add clams and/or mussels, replace lid and cook 4 more minutes. Finally, add your cubes of cod or other fish. Stir them in gently so as not to break them up. Replace the lid and let it cook the fish, about 2 more minutes.
- Toast some rustic bread and get out bowls. Scoop a mix of seafood into each bowl, then spoon broth over. Garnish with chopped fennel fronds or parsley if you like and then serve it up with spoons and forks, toasts and the saffron aioli.
Saffron Garlic Aioli
- Make the saffron aioli by simply mixing together 1 clove of minced garlic, saffron, hot sauce, lemon juice, and mayonnaise. Season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside for serving. The aioli can be made ahead up to 3 days.
Notes
- Clean and prepare seafood carefully, scrubbing clams, deboning fish, and breaking crab into manageable pieces before cooking.
- Sauté Italian sausage and aromatics first to build depth in the broth.
- Cook seafood in stages by required time to avoid overcooking delicate fish.
- Serve cioppino with toasted rustic bread and saffron garlic aioli for dipping.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 455 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 455kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 40g | 80% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 101mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 1933mg | 81% |
| Potassium | 1217mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 573IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 46mg | 51% |
| Calcium | 179mg | 18% |
| Iron | 10mg | 56% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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