anchovy paste

  • 28-ounce can whole San Marzano tomatoes 
  • 2 large yellow onions
  • 1 bunch green onions
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes 
  • 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped 
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon anchovy paste
  • 1 roasted red pepper, finely chopped
  • 1½ cups dry red wine
  • 1 cup seafood stock or bottled clam juice
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 Louisiana blue crabs, cleaned and halved 
  • 18 clams
  • 18 mussels
  • 1 pound skinless mild Louisiana fin fish
  • 18 large Louisiana shrimp (U16-20), shelled and deveined, tails left intact
  • 12 scallops
  • 1/2 pound cooked Louisiana crawfish tails
  • finely chopped flat-leaf parsley and basil, for garnish
  • garlic croutons, for serving 

Rouille, for serving (recipe follows)


Rouille

  • 4 large cloves garlic
  • 1 slice firm white bread, crusts removed
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ½ cup diced roasted red pepper
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • pinch saffron threads, bloomed in 1 tablespoon broth from cioppino base
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • ¾ to1 cup olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Louisiana-Style Cioppino

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