Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
  • 1 red pepper, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • salt
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 orange, zest of
  • 1 teaspoon thyme (fresh or dry)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 12 cup white wine
  • 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
  • 2 cups fish stock or 2 cups clam juice
  • 1 dozen clam (littleneck or cherrystone)
  • 12 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 lbs mussels, scrubbed
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, coarsely chopped

Method

  • Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat.
  • Add the onion, celery, red pepper and garlic, season lightly with salt and pepper and cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the orange zest, thyme, bay leaf and wine and bring to a boil.
  • Cook until the wine is almost gone.
  • Add the tomatoes and fish stock (or clam juice or chicken broth) and cook for 5 minutes more.
  • (This can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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  • Rinse the clams and add them to the pot, cover with a lid or foil and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Remove the cover and add the mussels.
  • Cover again and cook for 1 minute.
  • Remove the cover, add the shrimp and cook until the shrimp are just cooked, about 2 minutes more.
  • Season with salt and pepper if needed and serve hot.