cioppino

I normally make cioppino and serve immediately. Has anyone experienced any problems having the soup simmer for a few hours, or cooked-cooled-simmered.

bigpan
  • Posted by: bigpan
  • April 25, 2012
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bigpan
bigpan April 26, 2012
Fishermen will always tell you to cook squid and octopus for either under 3 minutes or over 3 hours.
 
BoulderGalinTokyo
BoulderGalinTokyo April 27, 2012
True, the octopus in the supermarket has been cooked but the squid usually cooks enough as it heats up. So after 3 hours, is it soft?

Aslo, I heard that in Spain they boil the octopus with wine corkscrews in the soup. Anyone know the reason for that?
 
BoulderGalinTokyo
BoulderGalinTokyo April 26, 2012
Hey Bigpan, any reason the squid and octopus has to tenderize? I always thought the texture and shape were the most interesting things about squid (cute rings) or octopus.
 
bigpan
bigpan April 25, 2012
Thanks for that. Since my seafood mix did not include fish but rather squid, octopus, clam, prawn and shrimp, I wanted the squid and octopus to "stew" for a while to tenderize.
It came out nice and tender and tasty.
I recall seeing pots of street cioppino in San Fran. that was simmering for hours - and was just fine ... but over priced.
 

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zora
zora April 25, 2012
Make your broth base (onions, garlic, tomatoes, fish stock, wine, aromatic herbs) and let that cook for a good long time. As above, have all of your fish/seafood prepped and ready to go, re-heat your base, and add fish/seafood a la minute.
 
inpatskitchen
inpatskitchen April 25, 2012
I think you can prep everything for your stew ahead of time. Just DON"T add the seafood until you re-heat and are ready to serve. Nothing worse than overcooked seafood
 
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