Stufato di Frutti di Mare con Pomodoro e Basilico
(Seafood Stew with Tomatoes and Basil)
Ingredients:
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 and 1/4 cups chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
4 teaspoons dried oregano
1 and 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds
2 and 1/2 cups crushed tomatoes with added puree
2 and 1/2 cups bottled clam juice
1 cup dry white wine
Two 6 and 1/2-ounce cans chopped clams, drained, liquid reserved
1 pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined
One 6-ounce can crabmeat, drained
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
Cayenne pepper
Directions:
Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium heat.
Add onion, garlic, oregano and fennel seeds and sauté until onion is tender, about 8 minutes.
Add tomatoes, clam juice, white wine and liquid reserved from clams.
Increase heat and boil until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
Add clams, shrimp and crabmeat. Reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes.
Mix in fresh basil and simmer until shrimp are just opaque in center, about 2 minutes longer.
Season stew to taste with cayenne, salt and pepper. Makes 4 servings.