astray recipes: Cioppino

Categories: Soup/stew
Yield: 1 servings

Measure	Ingredient
	Olive oil
1	Green pepper; seeded & chopp
2	Med onions; chopped
1	Bunch parsley; snipped
3	Cloves garlic; minced
2 cans	Whole tomatos; cut up
2 cans	Tomato sauce
1½ cup	Dry white wine
¾ teaspoon	Dried oregano, crushed
½ teaspoon	Dried basil crushed
2	Whole bay leaves
	Coarsely ground black pepper
1½ pounds	Fish *
24 ounces	RAW shrimp
2 cans	Minced clams; with juice

* e.g. cod, perch, whatever, skin & bones removed, & cut into bite-sized pieces (frozen ok) In large pot or dutch oven, cook onion, green pepper and parsley over very low heat about 10 min. Add garlic and cook about 3 minutes more. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, wine, oregano, basil, pepper and bay leaves. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer covered 30-40 min. Remove bay leaves and discard. Thaw shrimp under cold water (if necessary) Add fish, shrimp, clams and clam juice. Simmer covered 10-15 min or until fish is done. Enjoy!

cioppino