3 cioppino san stew Recipes

garlic cloves, minced, onions, finely chopped, turkish bay leaf or 1/2 california bay leaf, dried oregano, crumbled, dried hot red pepper flakes, salt, black pepper, olive oil, green bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice, tomato paste, dry red wine, whole plum tomatoes, drained , reserving juice, and chopped, bottled clam juice, chicken broth, king crab leg, thawed if frozen, hard-shelled clams (1 1/2 lb) such as littlenecks, scrubbed, skinless red snapper or halibut fillets, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, shrimp (16 to 20), shelled (tails and bottom segment of shells left intact) and deveined, sea scallops , tough muscle removed from side of each if necessary, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped fresh basil

olive oil, red onions, chopped (3 1/2 cups), fennel bulb (about 1 lb) chopped , fronds reserved for garnish, salt, garlic cloves, chopped, dried oregano, crushed red pepper, turkish bay leaf, dry white wine, water (or 1 cup , 1 8-oz bottle clam juice), crushed tomatoes, mussels, rinsed and debearded if necessary, pollock, cut in 2-inch chunks, shrimp, peeled and deveined, cleaned squid , bodies cut into 1/2-inch rings, optional