Chiopino - Cioppino - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs fish (striped bass or rock cod preferred, but any fish will do)
1/2 lb shrimp, cooked and peeled
2 large crabs, cooked and cut in pieces but left in shells
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon parsley, minced
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
3 cups tomatoes, cooked (canned is fine)
1/2 cup celery, chopped
salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation

Clean fish and cut into serving portions.
Arrange in a large kettle; add shrimp and crab.
Brown onion in olive oil; add parsley and garlic and cook about five minutes.
Stir in tomatoes, celery and seasoning; cook about ten minutes.
Add to fish and cook slowly about 30 minutes.
Serve in soup plates, giving a selection of each kind of fish and some of the sauce.