2nd time: Subbed chicken broth for seafood broth, margaram for tarragon, and cherry-stone clams for little-neck... had Scarlet and Nico over, served it over spaghetti, and it was a HUGE hit! I also added a small carton of V8 juice, and more chicken stock, as the clams were enormous (and a bit tough). And a touch of garlic salt and some hot sauce, and it was a go! 1st time: Did a combo of recipes~ my mom is allergic to shellfish, so made my own broth (with 1 Tbsp of seasoning and 1 Tbsp of chicken bouillon), cooked shrimp on the side, threw in 1 orange bell pepper, didn't have fresh fennel or leeks, so I used a combo of 3/4 teaspoons fennel seeds, and a combo of 1 shallot, 1 reed onion, 1 brown onion, and 10 garlic cloves. I also used 1/4 cup tomato paste, 1/4 tsp basil, 1/4 thyme, 1/4 oregano, 1 Tbsp tarragon, and if you like it spicy, 1/4-1/2 tsp red pepper flakes. 1. https://www.foodiewithfamily.com/cioppino-italian-seafood-stew/?utm_campaign=yummly&utm_medium=yummly&utm_source=yummly 2. https://www.yummly.com/recipe/Cioppino-1088322#directions 3. https://www.aspicyperspective.com/seafood-cioppino-recipe/?utm_campaign=yummly&utm_medium=yummly&utm_source=yummly

I made this today and it was yummy! I used cod, shrimp, mussels, and a 6.5 oz can of chopped clams (added their liquid at time of seafood stock and the clams during the last 10 minutes of simmering) The mussels I used were frozen precooked so I, microwaved just 4 minutes from frozen then added them and their liquid for just the last five minutes to the simmering broth along with fish and shrimp. Next time I may try little neck clams and mussels.

Very good.....will make again