Recipe: Cioppino

Cioppino
Courtesy of Camille

Serves 6-8

Soup Base: (Can be made ahead of time)

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 5 cloves garlic
• 1 medium onion
• 1/2 green pepper
• 1 28oz. can whole tomatoes,undrained-crush by hand
• 8oz. tomato sauce
• Optional - 2 Tbsp Texas Pete Hot Sauce (I recommend)
  
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 T. sugar
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. marjoram
• 1/4 tsp. oregano
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

Chop garlic fine and saute in oil.
Chop onion and pepper and saute with garlic for about 10 minutes.
Stir in rest, cover and simmer over medium low for 30 minutes.

Seafood

• Can minced or chopped clams, 6-10 oz., undrained
• 2 pounds boneless white fish - cut in pieces about 2 inches - anything non oily
• 1/2 to 1 pound raw, shelled shrimp

Add fish and simmer 5 minutes until fish is done.
salt to taste.