Lazy man's cioppino

[kadesma]

I like to make this even on hot summer days..We wait til the sun goes down, take everything outside and just sit back and enjoy.
Cioppino sauce:
1/4 lb. butter
6- finely chopped leeks
6-finely chopped onions, i use small yellow
3-finely chopped green peppers
6-stalks finely chopped celery
1-Tab. finely chopped garlic
1/4 tea. thyme
1/4 tea/ rosemary
1-c. dry white wine
1- no. 10 can solid pack tomatoes
1-qt. water..I sometimes use bottled clam juice instead
salt and pepper to taste
Saute in butter, don't brown the veggies and spices.
add tomatoes wine, water or fish stock salt and pepper. Cook to reduce to one quarter add
1-lb. crab meat
6-10 large shrimp
10 oysters
10 clams
Serve with tossed green salad, lots of warm italian or french bread to soak up juices..A glass of red wine or some icy beer..
ENJOY
kadesma

[pdswife]

That sounds so good. It's a lot for two people though.. can the left overs be frozen?

[kadesma]

pds,

I've frozen it, but I like it better fresh...When I make it my kids are usually here, but I've done just the sauce part and frozen in more than one container and added the fish after I defrost the amount I want to use..That works best for me. Fish is to expensive to put in here and then not like the taste from it being frozen..Course DH will eat just about anything and can't tell the difference, but I can
kadesma

[pdswife]

Great!! I'll make some and only add fish to what we'll eat that night and freeze the rest of the sauce.

Thanks!!!

[kadesma]

Your welcome pds

I hope you enjoy.
kadesma