Baja seafood stew

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupOnion; Chopped, 1 Medium
½cupGreen Chiles; Chopped
2eachesCloves Garlic;Finely Chopped
¼cupOlive Oil
2cupsWhite Wine; Dry
1tablespoonOrange Peel; Grated
cupOrange Juice
1tablespoonSugar
1tablespoonCilantro; Fresh, Snipped
1teaspoonBasil Leaves; Dried
1teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonPepper
½teaspoonOregano Leaves; Dried
28ouncesItalian Plum Tomatoes; *
24eachesSoft-shell Clams; Scrubbed
poundsShrimp; Raw, Shelled, Med.
1poundsFish; **
6ouncesCrabmeat; Frozen, ***

Directions

* Use 1 24oz can of Italian Plum Tomatoes that are undrained and cut in ** The following fish can be used: cod, sea bass, mahimahi or red *** Crabmeat should be thawed, drained and cartilage removed.

~------------------------------------------------------ ~----------------- Cook and stir onion, chiles, and garlic in oil in 6-quart Dutch oven until onion is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except seafood.

Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Add clams; cover and simmer until clams open, 5 to 10 minutes. (Discard any clams that have not opened.) Carefully stir in shrimp, fish and crabmeat. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until shrimp are pink and fish flakes easily with fork, 4 to 5 minutes.