Italian Seafood Stew

by kissmytiara

Prep time: 0:30 Overall time: 1:30

Servings: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

1 lb ripe roma tomatoes

2 small fennel bulbs (1 1/2 pounds total weight)

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for your bread.

3 cloves garlic, chopped

2 bay leaves

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 cup dry white wine

2 cups bottled clam juice

4 cups water

2 teaspoons sea salt

1 pinch red pepper flakes

14 mussels, in the shell well scrubbed

2 lbs fresh assorted white fish fillets, such as sea bass,hilibut,red snapper and sole,cut into 2 inch pieces.

1/2 lb small shrimp, peeled and deveined (leave tail fin on)

4 slices crusty Italian bread

coarsely chopped flat-leaf Italian parsley (to garnish)

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut tomatoes in half, squeeze out the seeds and chop coarsely. If you can stand it, remove skin too, but I have no patience for that. Trim the root end of each fennel bulb and remove stalks. Cut the bulbs in half lengthwise and then cut each half lengthwise into 4 wedges; set aside.

In large saucepan/pot over medium-low heat warm the olive oil. Add garlic and saute until it just begins to change color, 1-2 minutes. Add tomatoes, fennel and bay leaves and cook uncovered for 10 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, wine, water, salt and red pepper. Cover partially and cook till fennel is almost tender, about 20 minutes.

Discard any mussels that do not close to the touch. Add fish cover, and barely simmer on low for 10 minutes. Add mussels and shrimp and continue to barely simmer for 45 minutes or until all mussels are open and shrimp is pink. Discard and mussles that did not open. Taste, adjust seasoning.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush each bread slice with olive oil, arrange on baking sheet oiled side up, warm in oven a few minutes. To serve, place 1 bread slice in a soup bowl (4 inch) and ladle the stew over the bread. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

CHEF COMMENTS

Simple Italian Stew. This MUST be served on some sort of crusty Italian bread!

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