Cioppino

A wonderful seafood stew! Serve with a loaf of warm, crusty bread for sopping up the delicious broth!

Step: 1

Over medium-low heat melt butter in a large stockpot, add onions, garlic and parsley. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally until onions are soft.

Step: 2

Add tomatoes to the pot (break them into chunks as you add them). Add chicken broth, bay leaves, basil, thyme, oregano, water and wine. Mix well. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.

Step: 3

Stir in the shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels and crabmeat. Stir in fish, if desired. Bring to boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer 5 to 7 minutes until clams open. Ladle soup into bowls and serve with warm, crusty bread!

Per Serving: 318 calories; protein 34.9g; carbohydrates 9.3g; fat 12.9g; cholesterol 163.9mg; sodium 755mg.

The word “stew” can refer to 2 time a food and a cooking method. Stewing makes not fast cooking chunks of meat, raw fruit or beans in a tastefull water based . It’s similar to braising, instead it does have a few notable differences. The raw animal vested is chopped into smaller pieces instead of being cooked whole , and the water based material completely covers the contents in a stew as compared to a braise’s halfway all of it . When meat or raw fruit are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a perception for being a rib-sticking meal that comfortable you up on a cold , winter day. It’s true ; a bowl of old menu of beef stew does have warming properties , but stew’s comfort factor more than a way beyond protecting you from the cold . It’s all about those soft and chunks of meat and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The way they come together creates the ultimate comfort food, no matter the weather.