Cioppino | Seafood Soup | Italian Seafood Recipes

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups scallions (sliced, white portion only)
• 2 cups green peppers (diced)
• 1 1/2 cups onion (diced )
• 1 1/4 cups fennel (diced)
• 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 1 quart fish broth
• 8 cups plum tomatoes (chopped, peeled and seeded)
• 1/2 cup tomato puree
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (or as needed)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)
• 20 littleneck clams (scrubbed well)
• 3 hardshell crabs (steamed)
• 20 shrimp (medium, peeled and deveined)
• 1 1/4 pounds swordfish steaks (or halibut, diced)
• 3 tablespoons basil (shredded)