Texas Gulf Seafood | Fresh Outta Texas

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup onions, diced small
• 1/3 cup celery, diced small
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced thin
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons fennel seed
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1/4 cup tomato puree
• 4 cups shrimp stock or vegetable stock or water
• 1/2 pound littleneck clams, rinsed
• 1/2 pound black mussels, rinsed
• 3/4 pound Wild Caught Texas Shrimp
• Picada (see recipe)
• sliced toasted baguettes