Chioppino Recipe

• 1 lg. onion, minced (1 c.)
• 1 med. size green pepper, halved, seeded and minced
• 1/2 c. sliced celery
• 1 carot, pared and shredded
• 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 3 tbsp.extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cans (1 pound each) tomatoes
• 1 can tomato (8 ounce.) tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon leaf basil, crumbled
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pound fresh or possibly frzn halibut steak
• 1 doz. mussels or possibly 1 doz. clams in shell
• 1 1/2 c. dry white wine
• 1 pkg. (8 ounce.) frzn, shelled, deveined shrimp
• 1/2 pound fresh scallops
• 1 tbsp. chopped parsley

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