Crab Cioppino

Name: Crab Cioppino
Ingredients: 6 cans tomato sauce; 6 cans water; 6 celery stalks, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 c. Sauterne wine; olive oil; 4 crabs (live), cracked; 18 clams; 1 1/2 lb. prawns; 1 1/2 lb. halibut

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

6 cans tomato sauce
6 cans water
6 celery stalks, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 c. Sauterne wine
olive oil
4 crabs (live), cracked
18 clams
1 1/2 lb. prawns
1 1/2 lb. halibut

Directions

1

Simmer sauce approximately 4 hours to a medium-thick consistency.
2

Put olive oil in large pot.
3

Limp celery and garlic. Add tomato sauce, water and wine.
4

Simmer (no cover).
5

Place fish in large pot with lid.
6

Forty-five minutes before you want to serve, pour sauce over fish, cover and steam 30 to 40 minutes. Halibut will break up when done.
7

Serves 8.