Cioppino - San Francisco Style Fish Stew recipe - from the The Meyer Family Cookbook - Generations of Family Recipes Family Cookbook

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, seeded, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup sliced celery
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 can (28 oz.) whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
• 1 cup dry red or white wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1-1/2 to 2 lbs. mixed firm fleshed white fish such as cod, haddock, halibut, monkfish, pollock, rockfish, sea bass, swordfish, whiting and/or grouper.
• Scallops and/or shrimp if desired
• Cut fish into 1 1/2 inch pieces