CIOPPINO, SEAFOOD STEW

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What makes this distinctive is the Mediterrianean-style mixture of tomatoes, basil and oregano with plenty of red wine and garlic-a base which makes the finished dish very strong and heady indeed.

Provided by DonnaR

Categories     Stew

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

2 cups onions, chopped
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup olive oil
1 (35 ounce) can tomatoes with basil
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
2 cups red wine
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 cup parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon salt
fresh ground black pepper
1 1/2 lbs boned sea bass or 1 1/2 lbs scrod fish, cut in 2 inch pieces
3 (1 1/2 lb) lobsters, cut up
1 lb shrimp, shelled and cleaned
12 hardshell clams, scrubbed
24 mussels, scrubbed
garlic bread

Steps:

  • Saute the onion, green pepper and garlic in olive oil in large pot.
  • Add the tomatos, tomato paste, wine, lemon, one half cup or the parsley and all the seasonings.
  • Bring to boil and simmer 20 minutes.
  • Add the fish, lobsters and shrimp and simmer, covered 15 minutes.
  • Add clams and mussels and simmer another 10 minutes more or until the clams and mussels open.
  • Sprinkle remaining parsley on top.
  • Serve in soup plates from the pot it was cooked in.
  • A nice touch is a piece of garlic bread in each soup plate as a blotter.
  • Have plenty more bread to pass.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 789.8, Fat 25.6, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 600.8, Sodium 2928.2, Carbohydrate 19.7, Fiber 3, Sugar 6.9, Protein 101.9

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