How to Prepare Perfect Easy Cioppino

Easy Cioppino.

You can have Easy Cioppino using 21 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Easy Cioppino

1. Prepare 1 of steamed dungeness crab, cleaned and cracked.
2. It's 24 of small mussels, scrubbed and debearded.
3. It's 24 of small clams, scrubbed.
4. You need 40 of medium shrimp in the shell, deveined.
5. You need 1 of bag scallops, defrosted.
6. Prepare 1/2 lb of calamari, cut into 1" bands.
7. Prepare 1/2 lb of whole filet of halibut or other firm-flesh fish.
8. Prepare 3 tbsp of olive oil, extra virgin.
9. Prepare 1 of small onion, halved and cut in thirds.
10. You need 2 of garlic cloves, crushed.
11. You need 1 of small red bell pepper, cut in 2-inch strips.
12. Prepare 1/2 of a fennel bulb, cut in thirds.
13. You need 2 tsp of red pepper flakes.
14. Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
15. It's 28 oz of San Marzano tomatoes, crushed well by hand or pureed.
16. You need 2 of big sprigs of basil.
17. Prepare 2 of sprigs Italian flat parsley,.
18. You need 1 tsp of dried oregano.
19. Prepare of freshly ground black pepper.
20. You need of sea salt.
21. Prepare 1 of baguette loaf sourdough bread.

Easy Cioppino step by step

1. Heat olive oil and garlic in a large pot over medium-high heat for about 1 minute..
2. Add the onions, fennel, red bell pepper, bay leaf and red pepper flakes. Add sea salt and black pepper to taste. Saute over medium-high heat until the onions are translucent, about 2 minutes..
3. Stir in tomatoes and add the basil, parsley and oregano. Continue cooking over medium high heat, stirring occasionally until the sauce is reduced by a third..
4. While the sauce thickens, cut the sourdough baguette into half-inch slices and toast or grill on both sides until crisp. Coat lightly with garlic and olive oil. Set aside in a serving bowl..
5. Add clams and mussels to the pot and cook for 2 minutes..
6. Add the fish fillet, scallops, shrimp, calamari and prawns. Cover the pot and simmer rapidly for about 5 minutes..
7. Add the steamed crab and stir well. Cook until the mussels and clams open, about 4 more minutes..
8. Transfer cioppino into a large bowl and serve immediately with the grilled sourdough bread...