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    Home » Recipe Review » Seafood Cioppino Soup

    Seafood Cioppino Soup

    Apr 21, 2020 · 33 Comments

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    Seafood Cioppino Soup

    This rustic tomato stew is brimming with delicious fresh seafood in a tomato and wine broth that tastes like the sea. We upped it a notch by using large shrimp and fresh lobster meat! Serve with crusty bread to mop up all the soup! It's a deeply satisfying meal that's always a hit around here!

    What is Cioppino?

    Cioppino is an Italian-American fishermen's stew that originated in San Francisco. It is a marriage of various regional fish soups and stews of Italian cuisine. This rustic tomato-enriched fish stew goes well with dry white wines. Main ingredients often include crab, clams, shrimp, scallops, squid, mussels and different types of firm-fleshed fish. This seafood soup is very flexible. Feel free to explore different seafood with it.

    Today, I am using live lobsters. Shells to make lobster stock and meat to go into my Cioppino soup!

    Serve with crusty bread to mop up all the soup! It’s a deeply satisfying meal that’s always a hit around here!

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    • If lobster is kept cool and damp in the refrigerator and you have followed proper storage instructions, they can typically be kept for a maximum of two days (including transit time).

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    5 from 20 reviews

    This rustic tomato stew is brimming with delicious fresh seafood in a tomato and wine broth that tastes like the sea. We upped it a notch by using large shrimp and fresh lobster meat! Serve with crusty bread to mop up all the soup! It's a deeply satisfying meal that's always a hit around here!

    • Author: Nancy
    • Prep Time: 30 mins
    • Cook Time: 60 mins
    • Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
    • Yield: 4 bowls 1x
    • Category: Soup
    • Method: Boiling
    • Cuisine: Italian

    Ingredients

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    • 1 pound cooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
    • 1 fresh lobster, shell and meat separated - approximately 1.5 lbs
    • 10 wild caught Canadian Sea Scallops

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    • 3 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 medium fennel bulb, thinly sliced
    • 1 onion, chopped
    • 3 large shallots, chopped
    • 3 large garlic cloves, chopped
    • 2 celery sticks, chopped
    • 2 carrots, chopped
    • 2 teaspoons salt
    • 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper flakes, plus more to taste
    • ¼ cup tomato paste
    • 1.5 cups (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes in juice
    • 1.5 cups dry white wine, more for drinking
    • 5 cups lobster stock, (or use fish stock or chicken broth see notes)
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 1 pound manila clams, scrubbed
    • 1.5 pounds assorted firm-fleshed fish fillets - halibut or salmon, skinless and cut into 2-inch chunks
    • 1 lemon, wedged (optional)
    • 1 spring dill, for garnishing
    • 1 spring cilantro, for garnishing

    Instructions

    1. In a heavy bottomed pot or dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat and let it simmer.
    2. Add onions, shallots and fennel and saute until the onion is translucent - about 10 minutes.
    3. Add garlic, carrots and celery and continue to saute.
    4. Add crushed red pepper flakes.
    5. Stir in tomato paste.
    6. Add diced tomatoes with their juices and white wine. Let the wine reduce by half, then add fish stock and bay leaves.
    7. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes until the flavours come together.
    8. Taste and adjust salt.
    9. Bring the broth to a simmer and add in fish and seafood - large shrimp, lobster meat, manila clams, fish filets. Adding the longest cooking fish first and the quickest cooking ones last. Simmer for 5 minutes.
    10. Add a squeeze of lemon (if desired). This brightens the soup broth.
    11. Stir in fresh herbs right before serving and some for garnishing
    12. Serve with toasted crusty bread (optional but recommended)

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    Notes

    1. 1. Roast the lobster shells in a rack in the upper third of the oven and bake at 450°F for 10 minutes.
    2. If you are using chicken broth and would like to add more dimension to your broth, add 2 teaspoons of anchovy paste, clam juice or a splash of fish sauce. I like using Red Boat Fish Sauce.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 pot
    • Calories: 636
    • Sugar: 11.5 g
    • Sodium: 2746.3 mg
    • Fat: 17.5 g
    • Carbohydrates: 60.2 g
    • Protein: 63.9 g
    • Cholesterol: 277.2 mg

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    Comments

    1. Agnieszka says

      May 07, 2022 at 12:53 pm

      This soup is so yummy! I don’t have much seafood variety at my grocery shop so I might try Clearwater soon.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    2. Dana says

      May 06, 2022 at 6:21 am

      Not only was this easy to make but so good!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        May 06, 2022 at 11:09 am

        Awesome! I'm so happy you loved it!

        Reply
    3. Oscar says

      May 05, 2022 at 6:04 pm

      This looks amazing, can't wait to make this recipe.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        May 06, 2022 at 11:12 am

        can't wait to see the outcome!

        Reply
    4. Alexandra says

      May 05, 2022 at 5:30 pm

      Comforting and flavoursome, this is my kind of soup! Perfect for a seafood lover like myself.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        May 06, 2022 at 11:13 am

        I hear you!! I can't live without seafood also!

        Reply
    5. amanda says

      May 05, 2022 at 1:41 pm

      I love chioppino and this recipe was so flavorful! Thanks!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    6. Tammy says

      May 05, 2022 at 11:27 am

      The added lobster meat is brilliant!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    7. Kayla DiMaggio says

      May 05, 2022 at 7:06 am

      This seafood cioppino soup was so amazing! I loved how easy it was to make!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    8. Jerika says

      May 05, 2022 at 6:59 am

      Can't wait to try this Seafood Cioppino Soup.:) I love how you made your broth.:)

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    9. Keri says

      May 05, 2022 at 2:30 am

      This was so elegantly simple and fresh! We all loved this and will definitely make again!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    10. Jen says

      May 05, 2022 at 12:36 am

      the recipe is easy to make and good to enjoy for a warm dinner meal. I skip the lobsters but will try again with all ingredients.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    11. Tatiana says

      November 21, 2021 at 11:49 am

      I love manila clams and every recipe that uses them, Delicious!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        November 23, 2021 at 4:52 pm

        now you got us hungry!

        Reply
    12. Toni says

      November 20, 2021 at 2:14 pm

      This was a huge hit at my house! Everyone loved it!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        November 23, 2021 at 4:55 pm

        Yes!! I'm so glad to hear this!

        Reply
    13. Freya says

      November 20, 2021 at 5:13 am

      This was absolutely packed with flavour and seafood, it was a smash at my low key dinner party!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        November 23, 2021 at 4:56 pm

        that's the idea! Our not so fancy but FANCY dinner recipe!

        Reply
    14. Linda says

      November 19, 2021 at 3:30 pm

      Love love love cioppino and I'm so glad I came across this recipe because I can make this on repeat. So comforting and delicious

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        November 19, 2021 at 3:40 pm

        I agree! It's such a simple but rewarding soup!

        Reply
    15. Amy Roskelley says

      November 19, 2021 at 3:26 pm

      This soup is awesome! I've never made soup with clams before and can't wait to try it.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        November 19, 2021 at 3:40 pm

        clams adds a nice flavourful depth to any seafood meal!

        Reply
    16. Priya Maha says

      November 19, 2021 at 6:19 am

      Love this soup. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        November 19, 2021 at 3:42 pm

        Happy Soup Making!

        Reply
    17. Andréa Janssen says

      November 19, 2021 at 5:43 am

      Who doesn't love a bowl of seafood soup. It's so delicious!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        November 19, 2021 at 3:42 pm

        You can totally dress it up and elevate it!

        Reply
    18. anna says

      November 19, 2021 at 3:00 am

      This was delicious! So flavoursome and so easy to make!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        November 19, 2021 at 3:43 pm

        It comes together so nicely with amazing flavour bomb!

        Reply
    19. Maur says

      November 18, 2021 at 8:19 pm

      I am an avid seasfood soup lover, and I can’t wait to make this Cioppino soup.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        November 19, 2021 at 3:44 pm

        what is your favourite seafood soup recipe?

        Reply
    20. Terri says

      April 27, 2020 at 6:15 am

      I love that I can order seafood online - never thought of doing this! This looks so healthy and delicious!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        June 18, 2020 at 12:44 pm

        Yes it ordering from Clearwater has been so seamless and convenient and the seafood is SUPER fresh and SUSTAINABLE!. Can't think of another way to get it hasslefree!

        Reply

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