This stew seafood ciopinno can be made with snapper or bass fish as you may wish. But the real taste from the stew comes from the clam that add that sweetening to the dish. Perhaps one of the simplest recipes, the seafood meal only requires cooking of the spices at onset, adding the vegetables as they begin to simmer down, add ground pepper and tomatoes and parsley for flavor. This food is actually a regular stew but with a soup-like texture so you can either eat with some carbs or simply match with bread. If you have time, can you look at how the clam and chunk onions lump afloat the soup in the pot.
ABOUT
The classic recipe for cioppino is the catch of the day, which in San Francisco usually consists of a variety of seafood from the ocean—in this case, the Pacific—including dungeness crab, clams, shrimp, scallops, squid, mussels, and fish. Next, fresh tomatoes and seafood are mixed together in a wine sauce. You can serve the dish with toasted or local sourdough bread. When dipped into the sauce, the bread functions as a starch, much like pasta.
HISTORY
The Italian immigrants who lived in San Francisco’s North Beach district and fished off Meiggs Wharf are credited with popularizing cioppino in the late 1800s. Genoa, a maritime city, was the origin of many of these immigrants. A fisherman would walk around with a pot and ask the other fishermen to give whatever they could when they returned empty-handed. If the fisherman returned empty-handed, they expected to be treated the same way that they had contributed. Later, as San Francisco’s Italian restaurant scene grew, it established itself as a staple.
NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF SEAFOOD
In addition to being high in iron, zinc, iodine, magnesium, and potassium, fish is an excellent provider of calcium and phosphorus. Seafood can provide your brain a much-needed boost and improve long-term brain health. These nutrients also help your body regulate memory and mood. Eating seafood keeps the skin hydrated, which helps to avoid dry skin. Seafood and fish oil, which are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, protect your skin from UV rays, reduce acne, and leave your skin feeling nourished and moisturized.
LIST OF TASTY SEAFOOD
- Sardines
- Mackerel
- Anchovies
- Salmon
- Herring
- Shrimps
- Lobsters
- Crabs
- Prawns
- Mussels