5 francisco fishing Recipes

olive oil, red onions, chopped (3 1/2 cups), fennel bulb (about 1 lb) chopped , fronds reserved for garnish, salt, garlic cloves, chopped, dried oregano, crushed red pepper, turkish bay leaf, dry white wine, water (or 1 cup , 1 8-oz bottle clam juice), crushed tomatoes, mussels, rinsed and debearded if necessary, pollock, cut in 2-inch chunks, shrimp, peeled and deveined, cleaned squid , bodies cut into 1/2-inch rings, optional

olive oil, carrot, chopped, yellow onion, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, ribs celery, chopped, garlic, chopped, serrano chile, fresh basil, chopped, fresh oregano, chopped, fennel seeds, black peppercorns, bay leaf, good red wine, red wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce (recommended : tabasco), canned pureed tomatoes, about 5 (15-oz) cans (recommended : di napoli, san marzano-style), fish stock , recipe follows, whole dungeness crab legs and bodies, with the crabmeat intact, littleneck clams , scrubbed clean, black mussels , bearded and scrubbed clean, fresh sea bass or other firm fish, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, peeled and deveined prawns (shells reserved for stock), suggestion : garlic bread, fresh fish bones , plus the head if you can get it, ribs celery, coarsely chopped, carrot, coarsely chopped, yellow onion, coarsely chopped, garlic, mashed, parsley stems, bay leaf, whole black peppercorns, fennel seeds, shells from the prawns, clam juice

crabmeat , picked over for shells and cartilage, eggs, lightly beaten, milk, heaping tsp coleman s dry english mustard, freshly ground black pepper, oyster crackers , pilot crackers, or other similar crackers, finely ground (about 1 cup), kosher or sea salt, tabasco or other hot sauce, vegetable oil , for cooking the meatballs, blue or rock crabs (12 oz each) or 1 dungeness crab (1 1/2 to 2 lb), slab (unsliced) bacon, rind removed and cut into 1/3-inch dice, garlic, finely chopped (1 tbsp), unsalted butter, onion (8 oz), cut into 3/4-inch dice, green bell pepper (4 to 6 oz), cut into 1/2-inch dice, dried bay leaves, old bay seasoning, yukon gold , maine, pei, or other all-purpose potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch dice, crab stock ,traditional fish stock , or chicken stock, peeled whole tomatoes in juice, cut into 1/2-inch dice, kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, coarsely chopped fresh italian parsley

i fell in love with this recipe. i love anything tomato based. this is like tomato sauce and chunks of all your favorite fish. you add whatever fish you like. and get a huge loaf of crusty bread and butter! i basically modify this recipe to my own sauce, so can you add what fish you like. just a great great recipe! you can make this your own! everyone thinks this is italian it is not. chip in . chip in as a call heard on the world famous fisherman s wharf in it s early heyday before world war ii. this was a call for san francisco s mainly italian immigrant fisherman coming home with their catch of pacific seafood to donate a small portion of their catch for a communal fish stew prepared on the docks. anything would do. a few clams, mussels. adding some red snapper, a crab or two, some scallops some halibut or flounder, anything to add to the fragrant stew that would soon be served to the club of san francisco fisherman who would talk about the days catch and dunk san francisco sour dough bread into the rich broth. eventually the broken english cries of chip in turned into chip-in-o . hence the name cioppino . this is a rich seafood stew with not much care as to how it was assembled. this consisted of throwing the days catch into a big pot and pouring sauce into the pot with the shellfish and chunks of what fish was available. let all these flavors enhance each other for awhile and you have the most flavorful and messy to eat stew that ever was., turns around the pan in a slow stream ) extra-virgin olive oil, crushed red pepper flakes, flat fillets of anchovies, drained, garlic, crushed, bay leaf, fresh or dried, celery ribs, chopped, onion, chopped, good quality dry white wine ( i am sure even beer works), chicken stock, chunky style crushed tomatoes, fresh thyme, leaves removed (about 1 tbsp), handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped, cod, cut into 2-inch chunks, salt and pepper, shrimp , ask for deveined easy-peel or peel and devein, sea scallops, raw mussels , scrubbed, a loaf of fresh , crusty bread, for mopping up!! or 2 loaves depending on quanity and people eating this.