Halibut And Cioppino

Serves: 5

Ashlynn O'Reilly

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

47

Sweetness

50

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 large

Onion

2 ribs

Celery

1

Salt

2 cloves

Garlic (minced)

Directions:

1

Place the chorizo, onion, garlic, celery, and tomatoes in a food processor and process until the pieces are small and well ground up

2

Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat and add the ground chorizo and vegetables to cook until well colored and fat is rendered

3

Once the ground chorizo and vegetables are cooked, add the flour, thyme and bay leaves

4

Saute for a further 5 to 7 minutes (this forms the base of a roux)

5

Then add the red wine, reserved tomato juice, and chicken stock

6

Season lightly with salt and pepper and then cover and simmer for 30 minutes

7

With 10 minutes to go, turn the heat up and add the crabs and clams to the broth and steam until open, discarding any un-open ones

8

Reduce the heat and just prior to service add the shrimp and shut off the heat so they don't get over cooked

9

Remove and discard bay leaves

10

While the cioppino is cooking, prepare the halibut

11

Season the fillets with salt and pepper and fresh thyme

12

Heat a large nonstick saute pan and add a 2-count of olive oil

13

Cook fillets 4 minutes on 1 side then turn once briefly before setting on paper towels to drain

14

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

15

Combine, garlic, butter, parsley, salt and pepper in a bowl and stir to combine

16

Smear the inside of the bread with garlic butter and toast on a sheet tray in the oven

17

Reserve any left over garlic-butter to serve with the cioppino

18

To serve, set garlic sourdough toasts in the bottom of a flat bowl

19

Top with halibut then ladle over cioppino

20

Top with a spoonful of reserved garlic butter

21

Garnish with fresh flat-leaf parsley and serve