CIOPPINO
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 1 carrot shredded
- ¼ pound mushrooms sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup celery sliced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1, 28- ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1, 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh basil crumbled
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1½ pounds swordfish or halibut steak
- 1½ pounds clams in shells
- 1½ cups dry white wine
- 1 pound medium shrimp peeled
- 1 pound scallops
- 10, 4- ounce small lobster tails
- 1 pound crab meat
- 2 tablespoons minced parsley
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven, sauté green peppers, onions, celery, carrots, mushrooms, and garlic in olive oil until soft. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, herbs, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover and simmer 2 hours. While liquid is simmering, soak clams under running water.
- After 2 hours of simmering, add wine, fish, shrimp, crab, lobster, and scallops to Dutch oven. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes, then add clams. Steam until shells open, about 5 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
