Italian Fish Stew

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup leeks white part cleaned of all sand and diced
• 1 cup sweet onion diced, such as Vidalia
• 1/2 cup fennel bulb fresh, diced, if fennel is not available, add one teaspoon crushed aniseed when sautéing onions and leeks
• 1 tablespoon garlic minced
• 1/4 cup vermouth or dry white wine
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 cups clam juice 2 8-ounce bottles
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
• 28 ounces crushed tomatoes We like Pastene San Marzano
• 1 teaspoon sea salt or kosher
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup Italian flat leaf parsley fresh, chopped
• 6 tablespoons fresh basil divided
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• 1/2 pound zucchini fresh, quartered the long way then sliced into bite sized pieces
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels or fresh
• 1 pound white fish firm, cut into large chunks, halibut, mahi-mahi, catfish, etc.

Nutrition

• Calories : 530 calories
• Carbohydrate : 62 grams
• Cholesterol : 55 milligrams
• Fat : 21 grams
• Fiber : 4 grams
• Protein : 28 grams
• SaturatedFat : 5 grams
• Sodium : 1520 milligrams
• Sugar : 13 grams