Southern California Cioppino

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped, with leaves
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 2 (8 ounce) jars clam juice
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 pound halibut steaks, cubed
• 1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
• 1 pound mussels, cleaned and debearded
• 2 pounds clams in shell, scrubbed
• 1 pound cooked crabmeat
• 1 pound bay or sea scallops, rinsed and drained

1. Heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, celery, carrots, potatoes, and garlic, and cook 5 to 10 minutes. Add parsley, cilantro, tomatoes, tomato juice, clam juice, white wine, basil, oregano, thyme, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours.
2. Approximately 15 to 20 minutes before you are ready to serve the cioppino, stir in the fish, shrimp, mussels, clams, crab, and scallops. Continue to cook and stir approximately 5 minutes, or until the shrimp are pink and the clams and mussel shells have opened. Remove any unopened mussels or clams before serving.

olive oil, onion, stalks celery, carrots, potatoes, garlic, parsley, fresh cilantro, tomatoes, tomato juice, clam juice, white wine, basil, oregano, thyme, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, shrimp, mussels, shell, crabmeat

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/15506/southern-california-cioppino/ (may not work)