Our Family’s Christmas Cioppino

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 cup celery, minced
• 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 cups shellfish stock
• 1 cup dry wine
• 1 lb crabmeat
• 1 lb firm fish fillet, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• kosher salt
• fresh cracked black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat.
• 2 add onions, celery, ½ of the parsley, and all of garlic and sauté until tender, about 10 minutes.
• 3 add tomatoes and simmer 10 minutes.
• 4 add vinegar, fennel, spices, salt and pepper and simmer 20 minutes.
• 5 add stock, wine and continue to simmer for another 30-45 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding more stock if needed.
• 6 then add the shrimp and fish and simmer until the shrimp are almost cooked through, about 4 minutes.
• 7 serve in big soup bowls, and top each serving with crabmeat, parsley, and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.