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Cioppino Recipe

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Ingredients

1 lb shelled & deveined shrimp (fresh or frozen) .
1/2 c white wine .
2 tbsps oil .
1/4 c sliced parsley .
1 (28 oz) can tomatoes, cut up .
1 medium green pepper, sliced .
1 1/2 lbs crab, cut into chunks or 2 (12 oz) packages frozen crab, cut into chunks .
1 large onion, sliced .
1 garlic clove, minced .
salt & pepper .
1 1/2 lbs striped bass fillets or skinless cod, cut into serving pieces

Directions

Step #1 Thaw crab & shrimp.
Step #2 Cover up & put in the fridge shellfish & fish till needed, about 45 mins before serving.
Step #3 In Dutch oven over med-heat/flame in hot oil, cook onion, green pepper & garlic until tender, about 5 mins.
Step #4 Add tomatoes & their liquid, wine, parsley & seasoning; reduce heat to low, cover & let simmer 15 mins.
Step #5 Increase heat to medium high; add fresh crab; cook 10 mins, stirring every once in awhile.
Step #6 If using frozen crab, add during last 2 mins of cooking.
Step #7 Carefully add fillet pieces & shrimp.
Step #8 Return to boiling, then reduce heat.
Step #9 Cover up & let simmer for 5 more mins or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork & shrimp are tender.
Step #10 Serve as soon as possible in soup bowls.
Enjoy the Cioppino recipe