Tomato-Based White Wine Fish Soup  | 
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                                            Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 6  | 
                                         
                                        
                                     
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                    This fish soup features a tomato-and-white-wine base, chopped vegetables, shrimp, scallops, and halibut.  Serve with dry crusty bread for a complete meal. Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil  |  
                                                1 cup chopped onion  |  
                                                2 garlic cloves, minced  |  
                                                5 tablespoons tomato paste  |  
                                                1 cup chopped fennel bulb  |  
                                                1 cup thinly sliced carrot  |  
                                                1 cup chopped red bell pepper  |  
                                                1 cup dry white wine  |  
                                                2 (8-ounce) bottles clam juice  |  
                                                1/2 pound peeled and deveined shrimp, chopped  |  
                                                1/2 pound sea scallops  |  
                                                1/2 pound skinless halibut fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces  |  
                                                1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper  |  
                                                thyme sprigs (optional)  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion to pan; sauté 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium. Add tomato paste to pan; cook 7 minutes or until paste begins to brown, stirring occasionally. Add fennel and next 4 ingredients (through clam juice); bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until vegetables are just tender. Stir in shrimp, scallops, and fish. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until fish is done. Gently stir in tarragon, chopped thyme, and pepper. Garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired.                              | 
                         
                         
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