Ingredients

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • 1(28 oz.) can tomatoes
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup dry sherry
  • 2 rock lobster tails with shells, uncooked, cut into serving pieces
  • 2/3 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 1/2 pounds whitefish(haddock, halibut or cod), cut into serving pieces
  • 24 clams in shell, or 3(7 1/2-oz.) cans minced clams, drained

Directions

Cook garlic, onion and parsley in hot olive oil until onion is tender. Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, oregano and marjoram. Add 1 1/2 cups water, salt and pepper. Stir. cover tightly. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes. Add sherry and simmer another 10 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients, adding clams last. Cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Serve hot with French bread.


Note: If fresh clams are used, scrub and allow to stand in cold salted water(1/2 cup salt per gallon water) 15 minutes. Drain, repeat and refrigerate until ready to use.

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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Seasonal Samplings
Submitted By: Linda Wilson
lwilson@gatecom.com
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