Cioppino - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
2 cups sliced onions
4 -5 garlic cloves, minced
1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes
1 cup white wine
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 dozen live clam (closed, in the shell)
1 lb large shrimp (in shell)
1 lb firm white fish fillet, cut into 1-inch cubes (Halibut)
1 large crab, in pieces (cracked & cleaned)
1/2 lb small scallop (optional)

Preparation

SAUCE.
Slice the onions into rings.
Saute onions and minced garlic in olive oil.
Add all sauce ingredients (Onions to pepper).
Simmer 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
Add to the simmering sauce in the following order: (Cook a couple of minutes between each addition) Clams (in the shell), Prawns (in the shell), 1 # firm fish, Crab, scallops if desired.
Simmer until the clams are open and the fish and prawns are done.
Serve with crusty sourdough bread and butter!