Pacific Fresh Cioppino

From my collection of handwritten recipes.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 1 potful

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  large onion, chopped
• 2  minced garlic cloves
• 1  green pepper, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1  cup dry white wine
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄4 teaspoon oregano
• 1  bay leaf
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1⁄2 lbs  white  fish, cut in 1/2 inch chunks
• 1⁄2 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 16 -20  clams, scrubbed
• 1  dungeness crab, cracked
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped parsley

Directions

1. In a large pot over medium heat, warm oil. Add onion, garlic, and bell pepper. Saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, wine, and seasonings. Simmer, uncovered, to blend flavors, about 15 minutes.
2. Add fish pieces and simmer 10 minutes. Do not allow to boil. Add clams and crab, cover and simmer until clams open. Add shrimp and cook until shrimp turn pink. Remove bay leaf. Stir in parsley and serve at once.