ChuckO posted 02-10-99
Cioppino ala Miron Drive
Recipe By : ChuckO
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:30
Categories : Family Italian
Seafood Soups
Stews
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup olive oil
2 to 3 large garlic cloves -- minced
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 tablespoons chopped celery
1 tablespoon chopped green pepper
1 (28 oz.) can whole tomatoes -- coarsely chopped
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 cup dry red wine or sherry
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon chopped sweet basil leaves
1 1/2 pounds assorted fish fillets - sea bass,
rock cod, red snapper, etc.
1 1/2 pounds cooked, cracked crabs
1 1/2 pounds shrimp -- shelled & deveined
2 dozen clams
Saute garlic, onions, parsley, celery and green pepper in hot oil using a large heavy kettle or Dutch oven.
Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, wine and seasonings; simmer one hour.
Prepare seafood while sauce cooks; cut fish into
bite-size pieces, clean the cracked crab, scrub the clams.
After sauce is cooked, add the fish and crabs and cook
over low heat until fish is almost done, about 20 minutes.
Add the shrimp and cook 3 minutes; add the clams and as
soon as the clams open, ladle into warm soup bowls; serve with warm French bread to dip up the sauce, and cold beer.