This year, BBQ-ed oysters were also on the menu...
Served in the shell with a tiny squirt of hot sauce.
As the food was being prepared under the covering of a sturdy patio covering, we watched the rain pour down. Portions of the roads in his neighborhood were flooded due to the inordinate amounts of precipitation. But grandpa soldiered on despite the weather.
Do you know how delicious a huge pot of steaming Cioppino broth smells on a cold, rainy day? MMM!
It only gets better once you start adding king crab legs...
Mussels and clams...
Dover sole fillets...
Calamari...
And finally, the jumbo shrimp!
Now give it a good stir with a special Cioppino spoon...
Now ladle your Cioppino into the largest bowl you can find,
and enjoy with fresh sourdough bread smothered in garlic butter!
As you can see, my grandpa makes a mean Cioppino! Many thanks to him for a great weekend, and thanks to the Portuguese and Italian fisherman of San Francisco for coming up with the idea of this delicious, fragrant, filling stew.
This is my favorite dish ever! My dad made it for every Halloween growing up. So good!
ReplyDeleteThat is fantastic. It's a perfect cold weather dish.
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