California Cioppino

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 28 ounces canned tomatoes
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mixed italian herbs
• 12 small fresh clams
• 12 fresh mussels
• 1 1/2 lbs halibut fillets, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 lb prawns, shelled and deveined
• 1 lb crab, cleaned and cracked
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 saute onion and garlic over moderate heat in olive oil until soft but not browned.
• 2 add parsley, tomatoes, tomato sauce, wine, water, vinegar and herbs.
• 3 bring to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes.
• 5 (basic sauce can be made ahead, cooled, covered and refrigerated. heat sauce before adding to seafood.)
• 6 while sauce is simmering, rinse all fish and seafood in cold water.
• 7 scrub clams thoroughly.
• 8 layer all seafood in large kettle, placing clams and mussels on top.
• 9 pour hot sauce over all.
• 10 cover tightly.
• 11 cook over low heat about 20 minutes, or until clams and mussels open and prawns turn pink.
• 12 to serve, ladle hot sauce and some seafood into soup plates or large soup bowls.
• 13 lot of sour french bread.
• 14 enjoy.