Sitka Sound Bouillabaisse

1/4 c Cooking oil

- (half olive oil) 1 c Chopped onions

1 c Chopped green peppers

4 Garlic cloves -- minced

1/2 c Chopped parsley -- OR...

2 tb -dried parsley

2 cn Tomato sauce (8 oz. cans)

4 Garlic cloves -- minced

2 Bay leaves

1 tb Salt

1/4 ts Thyme

1/4 ts Marjoram

1/2 ts Tabasco

1 qt Water

1 1/2 c Dry white wine

1 lb Halibut, 1" pieces

1 lb Shrimp, shelled (raw)

36 Clams, in shells

Crab chunks or abalone -OR- any available seafood

In a 4-quart pot saute onions, green pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Add tomato sauce, spices and water. Simmer covered for 2 hours stirring occasionally. Add wine, cook uncovered 10 minutes. Add fish and clams and cook until clam shells pop open (approximately 10 minutes). Add shrimp, and crab until well heated. Avoid stirring as it will break up the fish chunks. Serve with garlic bread and a green salad. Serves 6. Mary, Sitka, Alaska Source: Alaska Seafood Cookbook Reprinted by permission from the Alaska Seafood format courtesy of Karen Mintzias