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Cioppino Recipe


Description:
A delight for the seafood lover. This takes time to make, but the resulting flavors are exquisite. Try a batch soon.

Ingredients:
¼ c olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
½ cup fresh parsley
2 t. dried basil
1 t. dried oregano
1 t. dried thyme
1-28 oz can crushed tomatoes
1-8 oz can tomato sauce
½ cup water
1/8 t. cayenne pepper
1 cup white wine
1-10 oz can minced clams, drained (reserve juice)
25 mussels, cleaned and debearded
30 shrimp
12 oz scallops
1 pound pollock fillets, cubed

Instructions:
Sauté the onion, garlic, and pepper in olive oil until tender. Add parsley, basil, oregano, thyme, tomatoes tomato sauce, water, cayenne pepper, and juice from clams. Stir well, bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer 2 hours, adding wine a little at a time.
Just before serving, add clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, and pollock. Turn heat up to medium high and stir. Cook until the mussels open, about 10 minutes.