Cioppino

Ingredients

• 2 Tb olive oil
• 2 Tb butter
• 1 rib celery , fine dice
• 1 onion , large dice
• 4 – 6 garlic cloves , minced
• 2 C white wine
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes , or to taste
• ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 28 oz tomato puree , 1 can, tomato sauce, or plum tomatoes crushed by hand
• 2 C water , clam juice or fish stock, more as needed to adjust thickness
• ½ tsp salt , or to taste
• 5 – 6 lemon , thin sliced
• 1 cooked Dungeness crab , about 2 lbs, cracked and cleaned, or 1 lb frozen crabmeat thawed
• 12 oz fresh cod , cut into 1-in pieces or any other white fish
• 1 lb raw shrimp , peeled and deveined
• 1 lb fresh mussels
• ½ C fresh herb , chopped, usually Italian parsley and/or basil, tarragon, or any combination