Cioppino

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 green pepper, julienned
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1/2 cup clam juice
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 bay leaf
• parsley sprig (for garnish)
• 8 clams or 8 mussels, in shell,scrubbed
• 1/2 lb haddock or 1/2 lb halibut or 1/2 lb cod, cubed
• 1/4 lb sea scallops
• 1/2 lb shrimp, deveined

Recipe

• 1 in a 4-quart pan, saute onion, garlic, and green pepper in oil until tender.
• 2 add tomatoes, chicken broth, wine, clam juice, basil, thyme, oregano, red pepper, and bay leaf.
• 3 simmer 45 minutes.
• 4 add clams; bring to a simmer.
• 5 add rest of seafood.
• 6 simmer, uncovered, stirring often, for 3-5 minutes, or until clams open.
• 7 discard bay leaf and any unopened clams before serving.
• 8 garnish with parsley sprigs.