Recipe for Sopa del Mar de Los Barriles

Ingredients

• 3 lbs Fresh striped marlin, cut in 1/4 inch cubes
• 1/2 lb Steamed baby octopus tentacles, thinly sliced
• 1/2 lb chocolata or little neck clams, shucked
• 1/2 lb crab meat
• 1/2 lb shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 1 1/2 cup fresh diced or baby carrots
• 1 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1 brown onion, chopped
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 small can tomato paste
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 large chayoté or equivalent amount of summer squash, chopped
• 2 whole pasilla chiles, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 jalapeños, chopped with seeds
• 1 Tbsp salt
• 2 qts water
• 1 qt seafood or chicken stock