Cacciucco (Weir)
Italy
Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 22 ingredients
- 3 tablespoons chopped italian parsley
- 1 small yellow onion -- minced
- 2 cups fish stock
- Rub
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- OR bottled clam juice
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 pound tomatoes
- 5 thinly sliced
- 3 pounds white fish: such as
- monkfish; cod; halibut;
- 1 pound fresh shrimp
- Coffee
- 3/4 pound calamari -- cleaned and cut into rings coarse salt freshly ground black pepper
- crushed red pepper flakes -- a large pinch
- 7 garlic cloves
- 2 cups dry white wine
- 1 pound clams -- scrubbed
- 2 left whole
- OR four-medium -- peeled seeded and chopped
- bass and/or sole
- 8 slices italian bread
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Tomato
High in protein · 1.2 g per 100 g, 21% of the energy from protein
- Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Source of vitamin C · 23 mg per 100 g, 29% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
11 more authorised claims
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
- Vitamin C increases iron absorption.
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Tomatoes, green, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.
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Shrimp
High in phosphorus · 214 mg per 100 g, 31% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Phosphorus contributes to normal function of cell membranes.
- Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
1 more authorised claims
- Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal teeth.
Phosphorus is a mineral contained in each cell in our body. Most phosphorus is in the bones and teeth, and some is in your genes. NIH fact sheet
High in copper · 0.4 mg per 100 g, 39% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
- Copper contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Copper contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
5 more authorised claims
- Copper contributes to normal hair pigmentation.
- Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
- Copper contributes to normal skin pigmentation.
- Copper contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Copper contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
Copper is a mineral that you need to stay healthy. Your body uses copper to carry out many important functions, including making energy, connective tissues, and blood vessels. NIH fact sheet
High in protein · 20 g per 100 g, 95% of the energy from protein
- Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Source of omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) · 61 mg per 100 g, at least 40 mg per 100 g and per 100 kcal
- EPA and DHA contribute to the normal function of the heart. The beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 250 mg of EPA and DHA.
The three main omega-3 fatty acids are alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). ALA is found mainly in plant oils such as flaxseed, soybean, and canola oils. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Crustaceans, shrimp, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.
Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
- Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
Method
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- Warm the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the sliced garlic and red pepper flakes; continue to cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, parsley, wine, fish stock and the water. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the liquid has thickened slightly, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Add the fish, clams and shrimp to the pan and simmer until the fish is cooked, about 10 minutes.
- While the fish is cooking, toast the bread, then rub both sides of each toast with the whole garlic. Add the calamari and simmer until it is white and cooked, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
- To serve, place a slice of toast on the bottom of each serving bowl and spoon the soup over the toast. Serves 8.
- [PER SERVING: 465 calories, 61 g protein, 24 g carbohydrate, 12 g fat (2 g saturated), 241 mg cholesterol, 415 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.]
- Notes: *Recipe from Il Grigolo, a coffee house on Elba, Italy. Travel story: "MEDITERRANEAN EXPRESS: Elba's Bounty of Seafood," by Joanne Weir for the San Francisco Chronicle 10/01/1997.
- 8/28/98
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Mixing bowl
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Chef's knife
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Cutting board
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Vegetable peeler
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Wooden spoon