Cioppino

Course :	Italian
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	8

Ingredients:

24	medium	clams or mussels*
1	tablespoon	corn starch
3	small	lobsters -- or
3	medium	dungeness crabs -- cracked
1/2	cup	olive oil
2	whole	cloves
2	cloves	minced garlic
2	medium	chopped onions
6	medium	chopped green onions
3	medium	chopped ribs of celery
1	medium	chopped green bell pepper
1	teaspoon	chopped fresh thyme
1	piece	bay leaf
2	cups	chopped fresh tomatoes
1	can	plum tomatoes
2	cups	red or white wine
1	teaspoon	crushed fennel seed
1	dash	saffron
1/4	cup	chopped parsley
1	teaspoon	salt and pepper to taste
32	small	cleaned shrimp
2	pounds	red snapper -- cut into pieces
1	clove	garlic
1	teaspoon	anchovy paste

Preparation:

* cleaned and scrubbed SOAK CLAMS OR MUSSELS IN A LARGE POT OF COLD WATER with corn starch. Drain several times in cold water. Clean and cut into pieces lobsters or crabs. Crack as needed. Heat olive oil in a large pot and add cloves; garlic, onions, celery, bell pepper, thyme, bay leaf, tomatoes, wine, fennel seed, saffron, parsley and salt and pepper. Cook 5 minutes. Add shrimp and snapper, cook, covered, stirring once, for 5 minutes. Mash in 1 clove garlic with anchovy paste and stir into stew. Cook 5 more minutes. Philip Schulz B)