The soup, or stew if you like, was cooked initially right ... Can you use fresh clams and crab for cioppino? Splurge for fresh when you can. Discard any fresh clams whose shells are broken or ...

Maryland is known for crab, including crab soup, which began as a tomato-based soup and has evolved to a cream of crab soup ...

Cioppino, a simple shellfish and fish stew ... In a soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes.

I think it is safe to say that of the seafood varieties available to the Louisiana cook, crab holds first place by a mile.