April 5, 2014

Weeknight Cioppino

Okay, on our primary blog we have definitely made a cioppino.  (In fact, I believe it was one of our first posts.)  However, I wanted to shout out another cioppino recipe that's a little less time-intensive and a fantastic weeknight "impress your last minute guests" type meal.



I pretty much followed the recipe exactly and it came out stupendous!  (Also, this easily serves 6-8 unless you're feeding a group of football players or something.)  For the fish stock, I used water and that "Better than Bouillon" lobster base.  I used 1 red onion and 1 fennel bulb and followed the instructions.  I did let it simmer on the stove for no more than the 30 minutes while I tidied up the kitchen and set the table.  I only used mussels, clams, and shrimp but that was plenty!  Cooking instructions for the fish were spot-on and the meal was a huge success!  And they were TONS of leftovers, so I saved the sauce/broth/whatever you want to call it and put it over gnocchi the next day!