California Cioppino

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Course : Side Dishes
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 12
 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup olive oil
3 cups sweet onion
1 pound leek
3 tablespoons garlic
4 piece bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon saffron threads
6 cups tomato concasse
4 cups tomato sauce
4 cups white wine
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
72 medium mussel
3 pounds tiger prawn
4 pounds dungeness crab
 

Preparation:

Heat oil in a stockpot, over a medium flame add onions, leeks, garlic, bay leaves, oregano, thyme, white pepper, and saffron heat and stir until onions and leeks are softened add tomatoes, tomato sauce, and wine bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 45-60 minutes season to taste with salt and tabasco sauce add mussels or clams (or both), and shrimp bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes add crab, cover, and simmer for 5-10 minutes (until clams and mussels open) discard any clams or mussels that do not open ladle into individual serving bowls serve hot, with sourdough bread

 

Nutritional Information:

400 Calories (kcal); 13g Total Fat; (33% calories from fat); 40g Protein; 18g Carbohydrate; 116mg Cholesterol; 1403mg Sodium