Lee's Cioppino

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 1/4 cups onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
• 4 teaspoons oregano, dried
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds, dried
• 2 cans diced tomatoes
• 20 ounces bottled clam juice
• 6 1/2 ounces minced clams
• 1 cup dry wine
• 1 lb shrimp, shelled
• 6 ounces crabmeat
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oil.
• 2 add onions, garlic, oregano and fennel.
• 3 sweat onions until tender.
• 4 add tomatoes, clam juice, wine and liquid from canned clams.
• 5 bring to stew consistency (about 15 minutes).
• 6 add shrimp, clams, and crab meat.
• 7 cook on medium heat about 2 minutes.
• 8 add basil, cayenne,and black pepper to taste.
• 9 simmer 2 more minutes.