You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cacciuco alla Livornese a try. One serving contains 512 calories, 45g of protein, and 18g of fat. This dairy free and pescatarian recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, flat-leaf parsley, wine, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.
Instructions
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Clean and scale (if necessary) all the seafood. Check the calamari for any cartilege and cut into 1-inch pieces.
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Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium-sized saucepan with a lid.
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Heat over a medium-high flame until hot but not smoking.
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Add the mussels and cover, steaming until the mussels open, about 5 minutes.
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5
Remove the mussels, reserving the juices left behind in the pan.
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6
In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, add the remaining oil and heat over a hot flame until hot but not smoking.
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Add the sliced garlic, parsley, celery, onion, and chili pepper. Cook until the garlic softens and turns a light golden brown, about 5 minutes.
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Add the wine and let it boil and evaporate.
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Add the chopped tomatoes, salt to taste and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.
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Add 2 cups water, reserved mussel juices and the remaining fish (as whole) and bring to a boil.
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Let the mixture cook at a bare boil, uncovered, until the fish is opaque and flaky, about 20 minutes.
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12
Remove the fish from the pan place in a wide flat soup tureen and set aside in a warm place.
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Bring the liquid to a boil over high heat, add the shrimp then lower the heat and let simmer until the prawns are opaque, about 3 minutes.
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Add the calamari, and the shucked mussels and let simmer until all the calamari is just cooked through, about 2 minutes more.
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Cut the remaining garlic clove in half, and use the cut end to rub the toasted bread, imparting a garlic flavor. Discard the garlic clove.
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Serve the soup hot in warmed soup bowls with the garlic-rubbed toast on the side.