Fish Chili

      Yield: 1 Servings

      1 lb kielbasa

      1    head celery

      1    few assorted peppers

      1    including at least 1 green

      1    chile

      2    big onions

      1    lots of garlic

      2 cn whole (or stewed tomatoes

           -or)

      8    fresh

      1 cn octopus in hot sauce

      1 lb clams (keep broth),Chopped

      1 lb shrimp (peeled,etc)

      1 lb scallops

      1 lb fish fillets

      1    rice

      1    chili powder

      1    cumin

      1    oregano

      1    red pepper,Crushed

      1    black pepper

Saute the celery, peppers, onions, and garlic in a little olive oil

until they wilt. Add the kielbasa, chopped into bite size pieces, and

some chili powder (I use a lot). Cook a little longer, and add the

tomatoes clams and octopus: the mixture should be wet and sort of

soupy. Turn down the heat and let this simmer for at least an hour,

stirring and adding more liquid as needed (I use clam broth or

watered-down tomato juice). Check the seasonings and add what you

think it needs - at least a little of each of the above mentioneds.

At this point you add rice -I just kind of eyeball the liquid in the

pot and guess - anywhere from one to two cups (if you overdo it add

more liquid 8-) ). Cover and simmer some more, but keep a closer eye

on it as it thickens so the bottom doesn't burn.

As you get closer to serving time, add the fresh fish, scallops first

(they take a bit longer to cook), then shrimp, then the whitefish,