Cioppino

Name: Cioppino
Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 bell pepper, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 1-28 oz can of whole, peeled tomatos, chopped; 2 T. tomato paste; 2 cups dry, white wine; 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped; 1 lb fresh crabmet OR the meat of 2 lobsters; 2 lbs white-fleshed fish, cubed; 1 lb medium shrimps, shelled and deveined; 18 small mussels; 18 small clams; Optional: celery, saffron, bay leaves, chicken or fish stock, butter as a substitute for olive oil

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Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1-28 oz can of whole, peeled tomatos, chopped
2 T. tomato paste
2 cups dry, white wine
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 lb fresh crabmet OR the meat of 2 lobsters
2 lbs white-fleshed fish, cubed
1 lb medium shrimps, shelled and deveined
18 small mussels
18 small clams
Optional: celery, saffron, bay leaves, chicken or fish stock, butter as a substitute for olive oil

Directions

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