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Ingredients
Sauce: 1/4 cup olive oil1/2 cup butter
1 large onion, chopped
3 Tbs. parsley, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
3/4 cup sherry, dry
2 cups plum tomatoes, chopped
1 cup tomato sauce
2 whole bay leaf
1 Tsp. salt
1/2 Tsp. pepper, freshly ground
dash Tabasco sauce
1/2 Tsp. thyme, dried
2 cups water
Seafood 1 Dungeness crab, fresh
2 lobster tails
8 large shrimp, unshelled
12 whole clams, in the shell
1/2 pound scallops, fresh
1/2 pound halibut fillets
Directions
Heat oil and butter in a large pot. Add onion, parsley, and garlic and cook until onion is transparent. Add sherry and cook an additional five minutes. Add tomatoes and tomato sauce, bay leaves and seasonings. Stir frequently while cooking 15 to 20 minutes. Add water, cover, and simmer for a half hour.Add all seafood except halibut to the sauce. Add more water if necessary. Cook for five minutes, add halibut, and cook an additional ten minutes. When clams have opened, cioppino is ready to serve.
