Cioppino – Italian Seafood Chowder

Cioppino – Italian Seafood Chowder is an amazing Italian/ San Franciscan mixture that creates a flavour to remember. The combination of the classics like clams, shrimp, white fish and dry white wine are the base of this dish.  When you add the herbs and garlic, blended with the tomato juice, this recipe becomes outstanding. You can see why Italians have cooked variations of this Cioppino – Italian Seafood Chowder recipe for centuries.  To use a phrase I heard recently, “You could put that on a flip flop and it would still taste amazing”.  This is a recipe I would strongly recommend for anybody who enjoys seafood.

Cioppino – Italian Seafood Chowder

A aged recipe from a country of fine tasty food. This chowder takes only 20 minutes but tastes like it took hours.

4.71 from 37 votes

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Course: Soup, Starter

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Clams, Herbs, Seafood, Shrimp, Soup, Vegetables

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 people

Calories: 45kcal

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Ingredients

 

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• 3 cups Tomato juice
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1/2 tsp dried marjoram
• 3 ribs celery thinly sliced
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 lb white fish fillets
• 1 cup mushrooms sliced
• 12 large clams still in the shell
• 12 large shrimp unpeeled
• 1/3 cup dry red wine
• 1 bunch parsley for garnish
• 2 large lemons wedges
• parmesan for garnish

Instructions

• In a large pot over moderate heat bring the tomato soup, onion, marjoram, celery, oregano, garlic, rosemary, and half the fish to a boil, and simmer for 1 hour to thicken the broth.
  3 cups Tomato juice, 1 medium onion, 1/2 tsp dried marjoram, 3 ribs celery, 1/2 tsp dried oregano, 4 cloves garlic, 1/4 tsp dried rosemary, 1 lb white fish fillets
• Add the remainder of the fish, mushrooms, clams, shrimp, and red wine and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the fish is firm to the touch and the clams have opened.
  1 cup mushrooms, 12 large clams, 12 large shrimp, 1/3 cup dry red wine
• Discard any unopened clams.
• Serve in heated bowls with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley, and a lemon wedge on the side.
  1 bunch parsley, 2 large lemons, parmesan

Nutrition

Calories: 45kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.05g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 322mg | Potassium: 429mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g