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Cardona’s Market

340 Delaware Ave., Albany

The back corner of this exceptional neighborhood market features an old-school butcher operation—with one important new-school feature, all-natural meats. Watch as they cut and beautifully prepare and your meat to order. All the usual beef, pork, chicken, lamb and veal, as well as rabbit and homemade sausages. For a good deal, try one of the combo packages.



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Cioppino Recipe From Chef Rob

Cioppino

An Italian Fish Stew

-8 oz. cod or haddock skinless cut into pieces

-6 U-13 shrimp peeled and deveined

-8 oz. lump crab meat

-8 oz. fresh calamari cut into rings

-6-8 clams

-8-10 mussels

-6 U-10 scallops

-tbsp butter

-2 tbsp olive oil

-juice of 1 lemon

-tsp anchovy paste

Sauce

-1 28oz. can crushed tomatoes

- 1 12 oz. jar clam juice

-1 med onion diced

-1 tbsp. garlic minced

-4-5 leaves fresh Basil chopped

-1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped

-2 tbsp olive oil

-salt and pepper to taste

-2 oz. white wine

-8 oz. water

Method:

-In a small to med sauce pot, add the olive oil over high heat.

-Add the onions and cook until clear, stirring often.

-Add the garlic and deglaze with white wine.

-Add the tomatoes, clam juice and water to the pot.

-Bring to a simmer over med high heat, stirring often, then reduce to low to med and simmer for 30 min.

-add the basil, parsley and salt & pepper.

-Set aside.

-In a braising pot, melt butter with olive oil over med high heat.

-Add cod or haddock pieces and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 2 min.

-Add clams and mussels. Take one scoop of the sauce and add it the pot. Cook for 2 min.

-Add your calamari and shrimps. Cook for 2 min.

-Add the juice of one lemon and anchovy paste.

-Add the remainder of the sauce and bring to a simmer.

-Add the crab meat and scallops (you can cut the scallops smaller if you want).

-Cook for 5 minutes longer and Cioppino is ready to serve.

-Serve with garlic bread toast and enjoy.

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