Cacciucco from Italian Comfort Food by The Editors of Saveur

Ingredients

• 5 cloves garlic (4 finely chopped, 1 halved)
• ½ tsp. chile flakes
• 12 oz. large shell-on shrimp
• 1 1-lb. red snapper fillet, cut into 2″ pieces
• 1 1-lb. monkfish fillet, cut into 2″ pieces
• 12 oz. baby octopus, cleaned and cut into 1″ pieces
• 12 oz. mussels, scrubbed and debearded
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 tbsp. finely chopped fresh sage
• 1 cup fish stock
• 1 tbsp. finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 6 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 8 1″-thick slices country-style white bread
• 1 14-oz. can chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup white wine
• 1 tbsp. tomato paste
• 12 oz. calamari, cleaned and cut into 1″ pieces