{"id":54400,"date":"2024-10-03T11:14:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.freshdirect.com\/?p=54400"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:44:05","slug":"cioppino-recipe-seafood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/cioppino-recipe-seafood\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lighter Cioppino Recipe for Seafood Lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cioppino is a seafood stew that originated in the old Italian fishing neighborhoods of San Francisco. Our chefs’ take on it is a lighter than the traditional version\u2014you could say it’s somewhere between a cioppino and the Italian acqua pazza. With its mix of hearty fish and shellfish in a tomato-y broth, it’s just about perfect for<\/strong>\u00a0a quick and warming weeknight meal.<\/p>\n

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\nTypically, cioppino would be made with whatever the catch of the day was, and you can feel free do the same here by swapping out any other seafood<\/a> you’ve got\u2014clams, crab, squid, lobster, halibut, or sea bass are all worthy choices. Since the seasonings are light, this is where freshness and quality really count. That’s something you can always count on when ordering from FreshDirect\u2014because we work directly with fisheries, our seafood goes from the dock to your door in the shortest time possible. <\/p>\n

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Lighter Cioppino Recipe<\/h1>\n

What You’ll Need:<\/h3>\n

3 tablespoons + 1\/2 cup olive oil
\n1 medium onion, diced
\n1 fennel bulb, diced
\n2 tablespoons capers, rinsed and chopped
\n\u00bd cup kalamata olives, rinsed and chopped
\n2 teaspoons kosher salt
\n3 garlic cloves, minced
\n\u00bd teaspoon chili flakes
\n2 cups dry white wine
\nOne 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes
\n2 cups water
\n2 lb. mussels
\nOne 8\u201310 oz. fillet of cod or other white fish (skin may be left on or off)
\n\u00bd lb. shrimp<\/p>\n

What to Do:<\/h3>\n

Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a heavy pot over medium heat. Add onion, fennel, capers, olives and salt. Saut\u00e9 a few minutes until onion and fennel begin to soften. Toss in the garlic and saut\u00e9 until fragrant, 1-2 minutes more.<\/p>\n

Stir in chili flakes, then pour in white wine. Simmer until liquid is mostly evaporated, then stir in crushed tomatoes, \u00bd cup olive oil, and 2 cups water. Simmer for a few minutes, then add mussels. Cover and simmer 3 minutes.<\/p>\n

Cut fish into bite-sized pieces and add to stew along with shrimp. Simmer uncovered a few minutes more until both are cooked through. Serve in bowls with crusty bread and salted butter.<\/p>\n

Shop Cioppino Recipe Ingredients on FreshDirect<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cioppino is a seafood stew that originated in the old Italian fishing neighborhoods of San Francisco. Our chefs’ take on it is a lighter than the traditional version\u2014you could say it’s somewhere between a cioppino and the Italian acqua pazza. With its mix of hearty fish and shellfish in a tomato-y broth, it’s just about perfect for\u00a0a quick and warming weeknight meal. Typically, cioppino would be made with whatever the catch of the day was, and you can feel free do the same here by swapping out any other seafood you’ve got\u2014clams, crab, squid, lobster, halibut, or sea bass are all worthy choices. Since the seasonings are light, this is where freshness and quality really count. That’s something you can always count on when ordering from FreshDirect\u2014because we work directly with fisheries, our seafood goes from the dock to your door in the shortest time possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69275,"featured_media":77249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3248,2736,2732],"tags":[2965,1761,391],"class_list":["post-54400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alcohol-beverages","category-dinner-recipes-2","category-recipes","tag-easy-dinners","tag-italian","tag-seafood"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54400"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77277,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54400\/revisions\/77277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}