Cioppino

Ingredients

• 4 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
• 2 medium red or yellow onions, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher/sea salt
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 1/2 cups California Sauvignon Blanc (not New Zealand -- too grapefruity!)
• 1 28oz can of whole plum tomatoes, chopped
• 1/4 cup marsala cooking wine
• 1 cup bottled clam juice
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 pound large shrimp, shelled and deveinded
• 1 pound sawai fillets, or red snapper fillets, cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks
• 3 tablespoons fresh Thai basil, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon thyme
• 1 lemon