White Wine Seafood Stew with Fennel

Ingredients (28)

• Seafood Stew:
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
• 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
• 2 ribs celery, thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
• 1 pound small clams, cleaned
• 1/2 pound large shrimp, shelled, use the shells for seafood stock
• 1 pound mussels, cleaned
• 1 pound flaky white fish like cod or halibut, cut into 4 portions
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 4 cups seafood stock, try homemade (recipe below)
• 1 pound baby spinach or kale
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• Salt and fresh ground black pepper
• Baguette, sliced and toasted for serving
• Lemon wedges for serving
• Homemade Seafood Stock (Optional):
• 2 pounds white fish bones
• Shells from 1/2 pound of shrimp
• 2 slices thick-cut bacon
• 2 large shallots, chopped
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 10 black peppercorns