Cioppino

Cioppino

Updated October 14, 2026

San Francisco seafood stew with crab, clams, and fish in tomato-wine broth.

Cook time
1 hr 15 min
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Ingredients

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Measurement units
  • 2 whole Dungeness crab, cleaned and cracked
  • 18 whole littleneck clams
  • 18 whole mussels
  • 1 lb large shrimp, shell-on
  • 1 lb firm white fish, cubed
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 whole fennel bulb, diced
  • 6 cloves garlic cloves
  • 28 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 2 cup fish stock
  • 2 whole bay leaves
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ cup fresh parsley

Instructions

Build the base
Sauté onion, fennel, garlic in oil until soft. Add tomatoes, wine, stock, bay leaves, red pepper. Simmer 20 minutes.
Equipment
  • large Dutch oven
Ingredients
  • oil (¼ cup)
  • onion (1 large)
  • fennel (1 whole)
  • garlic (6 cloves)
  • tomatoes (28 oz)
  • wine (1 cup)
  • stock (2 cup)
  • bay leaves (2 whole)
  • red pepper flakes (½ tsp)
Layer in seafood
Add crab and fish. After 3 minutes, add clams and mussels. After 3 more minutes, add shrimp. Cover, cook until shells open and shrimp pink. Discard any unopened shells.
Equipment
  • large Dutch oven
Ingredients
  • crab (2 whole)
  • fish (1 lb)
  • clams (18 whole)
  • mussels (18 whole)
  • shrimp (1 lb)
  • stock
Bowl and serve
Ladle into large bowls. Garnish generously with parsley. Serve with crusty sourdough.
Ingredients
  • parsley (½ cup)

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