Title: Baja Seafood Stew
Categories: Soup Vegetable Seafood
Yield: 6 Servings

1/2	c	Onion; Chopped, 1 Medium
1/2	c	Green Chiles; Chopped
2		Cloves Garlic;Finely Chopped
1/4	c	Olive Oil
2	c	White Wine; Dry
1	tb	Orange Peel; Grated
1 1/2	c	Orange Juice
1	tb	Sugar
1	tb	Cilantro; Fresh, Snipped
1	ts	Basil Leaves; Dried
1	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Pepper
1/2	ts	Oregano Leaves; Dried
28	oz	Italian Plum Tomatoes; *
24		Soft-shell Clams; Scrubbed
1 1/2	lb	Shrimp; Raw, Shelled, Med.
1	lb	Fish; **
6	oz	Crabmeat; Frozen, ***

* Use 1 24oz can of Italian Plum Tomatoes that are undrained and cut in half. ** The following fish can be used: cod, sea bass, mahimahi or red snapper fillets that are cut into 1-inch pieces.

*** Crabmeat should be thawed, drained and cartilage removed. Cook and stir onion, chiles, and garlic in oil in 6-quart Dutch oven until onion is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except seafood. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Add clams; cover and simmer until clams open, 5 to 10 minutes. (Discard any clams that have not opened.) Carefully stir in shrimp, fish and crabmeat. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until shrimp are pink and fish flakes easily with fork, 4 to 5 minutes.

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