Cioppino

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 cups sliced onions
• 4 -5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1 cup wine
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 dozen live clam (closed, in the shell)
• 1 lb large shrimp (in shell)
• 1 lb firm fish fillet, cut into 1-inch cubes (halibut)
• 1 large crab, in pieces (cracked & cleaned)
• 1/2 lb small scallop (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sauce.
• 2 slice the onions into rings.
• 3 saute onions and minced garlic in olive oil.
• 4 add all sauce ingredients (onions to pepper).
• 5 simmer 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
• 6 add to the simmering sauce in the following order: (cook a couple of minutes between each addition) clams (in the shell), prawns (in the shell), 1 # firm fish, crab, scallops if desired.
• 7 simmer until the clams are open and the fish and prawns are done.
• 8 serve with crusty sourdough bread and butter!