Cioppino

3/17/2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! ☘️

In case you're wondering how Cioppino ended up on the blog on a day that's traditionally celebrated with green beer and potato stew - it's a result our trip to Ireland a few years ago.🇮🇪 I went to Ireland fully expecting to be eating meat and potatoes for every single meal. I'm not much of a meat eater but I do like potatoes in almost every form so I was pretty excited about this.😅🥔 Turns out, what they don't tell tourists about traveling to Ireland is that they also have the option of dining on fresh and tasty seafood at nearly every restaurant and pub. Salmon, mackerel, langoustines, crab and mussels are not only freshly caught near Ireland but also DELICIOUS!🐟🦀🦪 The best meal that I had on our entire journey through Ireland was a simple bowl of freshly steamed mussels a tiny pub in Galway. Was I the only person that didn't know that they had mussel farms in Ireland? 😂

So for anyone out there who, like me, isn't much of a green beer drinker or a corned beef lover, we have the seafood option to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.😉 I'm pretty sure that the there are true Irishmen celebrating with great seafood today too. Cioppino is easy to make and if you're able to find a frozen seafood mix in your grocery store - it will make prepping this soup even simpler.

Cioppino
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup olive oil
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 cans diced tomatoes
3 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups dry white wine
1 1/2 cups water
2 bay leaves
1 Tablespoon basil
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 1/2 pounds shrimp, peeled
2 pound bay scallops
10 small clams
18 mussels
1 1/2 cups cooked lump crabmeat

Heat butter and oil in saucepan. Add onion, garlic and parsley. Cook until softened.