Cioppino

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 4 large cloves garlic, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 4 cups canned Italian plum tomatoes, chopped
• 2 cups dry red wine
• 1 1/2 cups fish stock or water
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon each minced fresh rosemary, thyme, and oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 medium-size Dungeness crab, cracked and separated into sections
• 1 pound shrimp, heads on
• 1 1/2 pounds halibut, cut into 2-inch chunks
• 1 black sea bass
• 1 dozen mussels, scrubbed and de-bearded
• 1 dozen hard-shell clams, scrubbed
• 3/4 pound sea scallops, in shell
• Fresh lemon juice to taste