Cioppino

• Stock:
• 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups sliced celery
• 3/4 cup sliced carrot
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 onion, peeled and quartered
• 8 thyme sprigs
• 1 bunch parsley
• 1 pound fish bones
• 5 cups water
• Soup:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped carrot
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced onion
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups chopped seeded peeled tomato
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, crushed
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup pinot noir or other spicy dry red wine
• 30 mussels (about 1 1/4 pounds), scrubbed and debearded
• 3 (6-ounce) red snapper or other firm white fish fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 6 lemon wedges

1. To prepare stock, heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add celery and next 4 ingredients (through quartered onion); saute 4 minutes. Add thyme, parsley, and bones. Pour 5 cups water over mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes. Strain stock through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids.
2. To prepare soup, wipe pan dry with a paper towel. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 cup carrot, sliced onion, and 4 garlic cloves; saute 4 minutes. Stir in tomato and next 4 ingredients (through salt); cook 1 minute. Add wine; bring to a boil. Cook 8 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates. Stir in stock; bring to a boil. Stir in mussels and fish. Cover and cook over medium-high heat 4 minutes or until mussels open and fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness; discard any unopened shells. Remove from heat; stir in 1/3 cup parsley, oregano, and 1 tablespoon thyme. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cioppino-5 (may not work)