Recipe compliments of Rick and Lynne
Seafood Stew with Tomatoes and Basil
Cuisine: Italian Type: Stew Serves: 4
Source:
Bon Appetit, Feb 1998
Attributes:
Quick and Easy, Healthy
Comments:
A cioppino-like stew. Low carb.
Serving Suggestions:
Serve with a crisp green salad, some garlic bread and a dry white wine.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup olive oil
1-1/4 cups chopped onion
2 tbs. chopped garlic
4 tsp. dried oregano
1-1/2 tsp. fennel seeds
2-1/2 cups crushed tomatoes with added puree
2-1/2 cups bottled clam juice
1 cup dry white wine
2 6-1/2 oz. cans chopped clams, drained, liquid reserved
1 pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 6-oz. can crabmeat, drained
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
Cayenne pepper

Instructions:
1. Heat olive oil in a heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, oregano and fennel seeds and sauté until onion is tender, about 8 minutes. Add tomatoes, clam juice, white wine and liquid reserved from clams. Increase heat and boil until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes. Add clams, shrimp and crabmeat. Reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes. Mix in the fresh basil and simmer until the shrimp are just done, about 2 more minutes. Season to taste with cayenne, salt and black pepper.

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