Seafood Stew With Tomatoes And Basil

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/4 cups chopped onions
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 4 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 2 1/2 cups crushed tomatoes in puree
• 2 1/2 cups bottled clam juice
• 1 cup dry
• 2 (6 ounce) cans chopped clams, drained, liquid reserved
• 1 lb uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined
• 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium heat.
• 2 add onion, garlic, oregano and fennel seeds and saute until onion is tender, about 8 minutes.
• 3 add tomatoes, clam juice, and liquid reserved from clams.
• 4 increase heat and boil until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
• 5 add clams, shrimp and crabmeat. reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes.
• 6 mix in fresh basil and simmer until shrimp are just opaque in center, about 2 minutes longer.
• 7 season stew to taste with cayenne, salt and pepper. makes 4 servings.
• 8 that's it!