Shellfish stew alla tarantina

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

2 lb mussels -- scrubbed and : debearded
1 lb large shrimp U-15 size -- : peeled and deveined
1 lb calamari cleaned of skin : ink sac and beak
1 lb small clams or cockles -- : scrubbed and drained
12 oysters shucked -- with : liquid reserved
6 TB virgin olive oil
1 md red onion chopped into --
1/4 -inch dice
1 red bell pepper seeded and : cored -- chopped into
1/4 -i
1 yellow bell pepper seeded : and cored -- chopped into
1/
2 TB freshly chopped thyme

Instructions:

: leaves Cut calamari into 1/2-inch rings and check oysters for sand and bits of shell. In a 4 quart pot heat olive oil until smoking. Add onion peppers and thyme leaves and cook until softened but not brown about 10 minutes. Add wine and tomato sauce and bring to a boil. Add clams shrimp and mussels and cover. Cook 3 to 4 minutes until clams have all opened. Add calamari and cook 2 minutes until opaque. Season with salt and pepper add oysters and oyster liquid and simmer 2 to 3 minutes until oysters have tightened around outer edges. Divide shellfish over pieces of bread in 4 bowls pour in broth and serve. Yield: 4 servings Recipe By :MOLTO MARIO SHOW #MB5666 Date: Fri 1 Nov 1996 22:14:18 ~0500