Tangy Cioppino Recipe
Ingredients
1 pound littleneck clams, scrubbed
1 pound mussels, debearded and scrubbed
2 cups cold water
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 large green pepper, seeds and membranes removed, finely chopped
1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
2-3 large cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 1/2 cups dry white wine
1 6-ounce can tomato paste
1 28-ounce can crushed Italian tomatoes
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon crumbled saffron threads
1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3/4 pound monkfish fillets, cut into 1 inch cubes
3/4 pound red snapper fillets, cut into 1 1/2 inch strips
3/4 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
5 tablespoons fruity olive oil
1 tablespoon finely minced garlic
Directions
Place the clams and mussels in a large nonalu-minum pot, add the water, cover with a tight-fitting lid, and cook gently just until the shells open, 5 to 6 minutes.
Remove the clams and mussels to a bowl and cover.
Strain the broth through a double thickness of cheesecloth or a fine-mesh strainer lined with paper towels and reserve.
Rinse the pot.
Add 4 tablespoons of olive oil to the pot and heat it until fragrant.
Stir in the pepper, onion, and garlic, and saute over medium heat until softened, about 7 minutes.
Pour in the wine, bring it to a boil, then stir in the reserved clam-mussel broth, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, basil, bay leaf, red pepper flakes, saffron, salt, and plenty of pepper.
Reduce the heat and gently boil uncovered until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
Add the monkfish, simmer for 2 minutes; then add the red snapper and shrimp, and simmer 3 minutes more.
Return the clams and mussels to the pot.
Combine the vinegar, olive oil, and minced garlic and stir this into the cioppino.
Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove the clams and mussels to a bowl and cover.
Strain the broth through a double thickness of cheesecloth or a fine-mesh strainer lined with paper towels and reserve.
Rinse the pot.
Add 4 tablespoons of olive oil to the pot and heat it until fragrant.
Stir in the pepper, onion, and garlic, and saute over medium heat until softened, about 7 minutes.
Pour in the wine, bring it to a boil, then stir in the reserved clam-mussel broth, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, basil, bay leaf, red pepper flakes, saffron, salt, and plenty of pepper.
Reduce the heat and gently boil uncovered until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
Add the monkfish, simmer for 2 minutes; then add the red snapper and shrimp, and simmer 3 minutes more.
Return the clams and mussels to the pot.
Combine the vinegar, olive oil, and minced garlic and stir this into the cioppino.
Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
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