Cioppino

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 1/2 lbs striped bass fillets or 1 1/2 lbs skinless cod, cut into serving pieces
• 1 lb shelled and deveined shrimp (fresh or frozen)
• 1 1/2 lbs crab or 2 (12 ounce) packages frozen crab, cut into chunks
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 thaw crab and shrimp. cover and refrigerate shellfish and fish till needed, about 45 minutes before serving.
• 2 in dutch oven over medium heat in hot oil, cook onion, green pepper and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes.
• 3 add tomatoes and their liquid, wine, parsley and seasoning; reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• 4 increase heat to medium high; add fresh crab; cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. if using frozen crab, add during last 2 minutes of cooking. carefully add fillet pieces and shrimp. return to boiling, then reduce heat.
• 5 cover and simmer for 5 more minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and shrimp are tender.
• 6 serve immediately in soup bowls.