Cioppino – Seafood Stew

Ingredients

• 2 onions medium, finely chopped
• 8 garlic cloves minced
• 2 bay leaves dried
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup light olive oil
• 3 stalks celery thinly sliced
• 1 yellow pepper seeded and diced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 1/2 cups dry white wine
• 32 ounces plum tomatoes 1 can, drained and chopped. Juices reserved.
• 1 cup bottled clam juice
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 20 hard shelled clams
• 20 mussels shelled
• 1 pound fish firm, ie., halibut, snapper, or salmon
• 1 pound shrimp very large, 16-20 count-size, deveined, shell-on
• 1 pound sea scallops large, muscles removed from side if attached
• 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley freshly chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh basil freshly chopped
• crusty bread for serving

Nutrition

• Calories : 700 calories
• Carbohydrate : 51 grams
• Cholesterol : 215 milligrams
• Fat : 23 grams
• Fiber : 3 grams
• Protein : 63 grams
• SaturatedFat : 3 grams
• Sodium : 1490 milligrams
• Sugar : 17 grams