Authentic Cioppino Recipe // Delicious Italian Seafood Stew

Add olive oil to a large pot over medium heat.

Add diced onions to the pot and sauté.

Add garlic to the pot and sauté.

Add celery, green bell peppers, and red bell peppers to the pot and sauté until lightly browned.

Crush whole peeled Roma tomatoes and add them to the pot.

Add fish stock to the pot and stir.

Stew the mixture together.

Boil a large pot of water on another burner.

Prepare the seafood: clams, mussels, crab, shrimp, and squid.

Season the stew with sea salt and pepper.

Add clams to the stew and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Add mussels to the stew and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes, ensuring to remove the beard from the mussels.

Drain the clams and mussels and add them to the cioppino stew, tossing gently.

Add shrimp, crab, and squid to the boiling pot of water and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Add the cooked seafood to the cioppino stew and toss to combine.

Let the stew cook on low heat for 3-4 minutes.

Ladle the cioppino into bowls and garnish with fresh chopped parsley and crushed red pepper flakes.

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