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Cioppino with Fennel and Basil

A quick tomato and fennel broth with firm white fish, clams, mussels and shrimp, scented with a bouquet garni and finished with a fistful of basil. Serve it in wide bowls.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total43 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 450 gplum tomatoes
  • 1 tbspolive oil
  • 115 gonion, small, cut in thin strips
  • 170 ggreen bell pepper, seeded and cut in thin strips
  • 170 gfennel bulb, small, trimmed and cut in thin strips
  • 4 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 1 tbspgluten-free tomato paste
  • 320 mlgluten-free fish or vegetable stock
  • 4halibut steaks, 140 g each; shark or tuna also work
  • 1bouquet garni
  • 8clams, scrubbed
  • 8mussels, scrubbed and debearded
  • 8large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 bunchfresh basil, minced
  • to tastesalt and pepper

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Fish
  • Crustacean shellfish
  • Mollusk shellfish
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Halibut
  • Shrimp
  • Mussel
  • Clam
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Leek
  • Fennel
  • Carrot
  • Basil
  • Thyme
  • Parsley
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: high

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