Patrick Guyer of One Ocean Seafood holds a freshly caught crab at the Portola Valley Farmers Market on Dec. 1, 2016. (Photo by Michelle Le) By Kate Bradshaw For seafood fans, one of the special ...

Can you use fresh clams and crab for cioppino? Splurge for fresh when you can. Discard any fresh clams whose shells are broken or stay open after gently tapping the edge. Submerge the keepers in cold ...

CIOPPINO RECIPE: 1 2 ½ lb. live crab; 1 large can of Italian plum tomatoes; 2 quarts Fumet (see below) 8 clams; 1-2 cups dry white wine; 2 tbsp. chopped parsley; 2 tbsp. chopped garlic; ...

Don’t forget crab crackers — you’ll need them at the table to get to the crab meat — and plenty of napkins! Cioppino. For the marinara base: 1/4 cup whole star anise. 1 small yellow onion ...

Molten dips, crispy cakes, luxurious stews, wonderfully messy chili crab, and more. Serious Eats / Qi Ai In my neck of the woods (the coniferous wonderland that is the Pacific Northwest), when you ...

1/2 cup chopped green onion (white part only) 6 shallots, minced 5 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped, or 1 (28-ounce) can (3 1/2 cups) plum tomatoes 2 large cloves garlic, finely minced 3 ...