Question

I am planing to make some Cioppino, here where I live we can not find live
shell fish such as mussels and or clams,
when the store has them they are expensive as much as one dollar each,
What I want to know if something can be substitute such as clams that you
get in a can, or some other types.
I once bought fresh clams in a jar, but had to trow it away becaused they
smelled bad, like they were spoiled,
so now I'm affraid of buying them.
I hope someone will help me solve the problem.
Sergio

On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:50:19 GMT, "SERGIO" > wrote:

>Question
>
>I am planing to make some Cioppino, here where I live we can not find live
>shell fish such as mussels and or clams,
>when the store has them they are expensive as much as one dollar each,
>What I want to know if something can be substitute such as clams that you
>get in a can, or some other types.
>I once bought fresh clams in a jar, but had to trow it away becaused they
>smelled bad, like they were spoiled,
>so now I'm affraid of buying them.
> I hope someone will help me solve the problem.
>Sergio
>

First of all, where are you located? I know this sounds odd, but it
might help with finding ingredients.

Another thing: Although a cioppino typically has some of those items,
it doesn't have to have them. I have even made cioppino without any
shellfish.

In fact, your post caught my eye today because I am getting
ingredients for a cioppino myself today. However, I am not getting
fresh fish for it, but instead getting it from Trader Joes, which has
a mixture of frozen shellfish and fish. I might get some fresh fish
for it, and maybe even a Dungeness crab, but it isn't totally
necessary, at least in my mind.

I make the base for cioppino ahead, and freeze it. Then when I want
some, I get it out and add the fish and shellfish to it and cook those
in it.

Christine

In article >,
"SERGIO" > wrote:

> Question
>
> I am planing to make some Cioppino, here where I live we can not find live
> shell fish such as mussels and or clams,
> when the store has them they are expensive as much as one dollar each,
> What I want to know if something can be substitute such as clams that you
> get in a can, or some other types.
> I once bought fresh clams in a jar, but had to trow it away becaused they
> smelled bad, like they were spoiled,
> so now I'm affraid of buying them.
> I hope someone will help me solve the problem.
> Sergio
>
>

Canned clams tend to be a bit salty, but IMHO they work. :-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

On 2005-12-06, SERGIO > wrote:

> I am planing to make some Cioppino, here where I live we can not find live
> shell fish such as mussels and or clams,
> when the store has them they are expensive as much as one dollar each,
> What I want to know if something can be substitute such as clams that you
> get in a can, or some other types.
> I once bought fresh clams in a jar, but had to trow it away becaused they
> smelled bad, like they were spoiled,
> so now I'm affraid of buying them.
> I hope someone will help me solve the problem.

Trader Joe's has an excellent ready-made frozen cioppino. If uses
four main ingredients: bay scallops, mussels, fish, shrimp.
These can be obtained most anywhere, are not too expensive, and make
for an excellent cioppino. (I'm talking myself into cioppino for
dinner tonight

nb

On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:55:29 -0600, notbob > wrote:

>On 2005-12-06, SERGIO > wrote:
>
>> I am planing to make some Cioppino, here where I live we can not find live
>> shell fish such as mussels and or clams,
>> when the store has them they are expensive as much as one dollar each,
>> What I want to know if something can be substitute such as clams that you
>> get in a can, or some other types.
>> I once bought fresh clams in a jar, but had to trow it away becaused they
>> smelled bad, like they were spoiled,
>> so now I'm affraid of buying them.
>> I hope someone will help me solve the problem.
>
>Trader Joe's has an excellent ready-made frozen cioppino. If uses
>four main ingredients: bay scallops, mussels, fish, shrimp.
>These can be obtained most anywhere, are not too expensive, and make
>for an excellent cioppino. (I'm talking myself into cioppino for
>dinner tonight
>
>nb

Same here. I got the seafood medley from Trader Joes, along with some
fish filets/steaks... Cioppino is calling my name....

I didn't get any sourdough bread though...

Christine

On 2005-12-06, Christine Dabney > wrote:

> I didn't get any sourdough bread though...

Ha!

I picked up a baguette of sourdough and got halfway through the
line before I realized I didn't have the cioppino! $2CHK Merlot and
cippino tonight.

nb

On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:50:19 GMT, "SERGIO" > wrote:

>Question
>
>I am planing to make some Cioppino, here where I live we can not find live
>shell fish such as mussels and or clams,
>when the store has them they are expensive as much as one dollar each,
>What I want to know if something can be substitute such as clams that you
>get in a can, or some other types.
>I once bought fresh clams in a jar, but had to trow it away becaused they
>smelled bad, like they were spoiled,
>so now I'm affraid of buying them.
> I hope someone will help me solve the problem.
>Sergio
>

Can you find shrimp/prawns? If so, try this recipe:
http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blss13.htm
the only thing it's missing is "heat", which you can add yourself.