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                           Cioppino a la Miron

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Soups                            Seafood

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  cup           Olive oil
  30      milliliters   Garlic -- mince
   1 1/2  cups          Onion -- chop
     1/4  cup           Parsley -- chop
   2      tablespoons   Celery -- chop
   1      tablespoon    Green pepper -- chop
   1      can           #2 1/2 tomatoes
   8      ounces        Cn tomato sauce
   1      cup           Dry red wine or sherry
   1      teaspoon      Salt
     1/4  teaspoon      Fresh ground pepper
     1/2  teaspoon      Paprika
     1/2  teaspoon      Sweet basil leaves -- chop
   1 1/2  pounds        Assorted fish fillets-sea -- bass, rock cod, red
                        etc
   1 1/2  pounds        Crabs; cook -- crack
   1 1/2  pounds        Shrimp; shell -- devein
  24                    Clams

Saute garlic, onions, parsley, celery and green pepper in hot oil using a large
 heavy kettle or Dutch oven; add tomatoes, tomato sauce, wine and seasonings; 
simmer one hour; prepare seafood while sauce cooks; cut fish into pieces,
 clean the cracked crab, scrub the clams; after sauce is cooked, add the fish 
and crabs; cook over low heat until fish is almost done, about 20 minutes; add
 the shrimp and cook 3 minutes; add the clams; as soon as the clams open
, ladle into warm soup bowls. Serve with warm Frenc bread and cold butte
r to dip up the sauce. Note: Remove some sauce before adding the clams
and serve over cooked linguine as a side dish.


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