Ingredients

  • 3 cups diced onion
  • 3/4 cup diced green pepper
  • 9 cloves fresh garlic, sliced thin
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 cans (1-3/4 lb. each) Italian plum tomatoes, peeled
  • 1 can (12 oz.) tomato paste
  • 3 cups red wine
  • 3 lemons, thinly sliced
  • 1-1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 1-1/2 tsp. oregano
  • 1-1/2 tsp. basil
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 8 sm. lobster tails
  • 24 lg. shrimp, head on if possible
  • 24 hard shell clams
  • 24 mussels
  • 8 king crab leg sections
  • 3 lb. firm fleshed fish like tuna, swordfish, shark, etc.

Method

  • Heat the olive oil in a large kettle.
  • Add onions, green pepper and garlic, saute until translucent.
  • Add Italian plum tomatoes, tomato paste, wine, lemons, 1/2 the parsley; cook 10 minutes longer.
  • Add the remainder of the ingredients except the fish and shellfish.
  • Bring to a boil, then lower heat to simmer Simmer about 30-40 minutes.
  • Add lobster tail, crab and shrimp.
  • Do not shell any of the shellfish.
  • Scrub clean and place in the sauce in the shell.
  • Stir into the sauce to cover all the shellfish.
  • Cook about 10-12 minutes longer or until the shrimp are cooked and white.
  • Add clams and mussels.
  • Cook about 10-12 minutes longer or until the shells of the clams and mussels are open.
  • In 8 individual large bowls place 1 crab leg section, 1 lobster tail, 3 shrimp, 3 clams and 3 mussels.
  • Bring the sauce back to a boil.
  • Place the firm fleshed fish in the boiling sauce to poach it for about 10 minutes .
  • no longer!
  • Carefully remove the firm flesh fish from the sauce and divide among the 8 bowls.
  • Ladle out at least a cup and a half of sauce over all the shellfish and firm.
  • Make sure a couple of slices of lemon are in each bowl.
  • Sprinkle each bowl with the remaining parsley.
  • Serve with plenty of crusty Italian bread to sop up the very tasty sauce .
  • And plenty of napkins!