Cioppino
A deep rich broth with different seafood made into a lovely stew
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 ounces Italian sausage casing removed, crumbled
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 small bulb fennel trimmed, cored, thinly sliced
- ½ cup dry red wine
- 3 cups clam juice substitute, chicken broth
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- pinch crushed red pepper
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- 1 pound Cod, skinned cut into 1 inch pieces
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a medium to large pot over medium-high heat, add the sausage, braking it up. Add the onion and fennel cooking until the veggies are softened and starting to brown and the sausage is cooked through
- Add the wine and simmer while scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Reduce the wine by half. Add the clam juice, marinara and pepper flakes, bring to a simmer reduce the heat to low and cover, simmer until the veggies are tender about 10-15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Place the fish into the stew, cover and simmer gently without stirring until the fish is flaky and is just opaque. Takes about 5 minutes