Recipe

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CIOPPINO ALLA TUSCANA

  • Serves 6
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  • prep time: 25 minute(s)
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  • cook time: 15 minute(s)
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. Bertolli® Classico™ Olive Oil
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine
18 littleneck clams, well scrubbed
1-1/2 lbs. mussels, well scrubbed
1 jar Bertolli® Tomato & Basil Sauce
1 lb. uncooked fresh or frozen large shrimp, peeled and deveined
4 lobster tails, steamed, removed from shells and sliced
3 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil leaves (optional)
Finely grated peel of 1 lemon
Directions:

  • Heat Olive Oil in 8-quart stockpot and cook garlic over medium heat 30 seconds. Add 1/4 cup vermouth and clams. Cook covered over medium heat 8 minutes or until clams open. Remove clams and set aside. (Discard unopened clams.)
  • Add remaining 1/4 cup vermouth in same stockpot and cook mussels, covered, 3 minutes or until mussels open. Remove mussels and set aside. (Discard unopened mussels.)
  • Add Sauce, shrimp, sliced lobster, parsley, basil and lemon peel in same stockpot. Return clams, mussels and any juices to stockpot. Simmer 2 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Serve in shallow bowls and garnish, if desired, with toasted crusty Italian bread.
Nutrition Information per serving
Calories 410, Calories From Fat 100, Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g, Total Fat 12g, Cholesterol 245mg, Sodium 1150mg, Total Carbohydrates 19g, Sugars 11g, Dietary Fiber 3g, Protein 53g, Vitamin A 25%, Vitamin C 40%, Calcium 20%, Iron 70%