Cioppino

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 4 cups seafood broth, chicken broth, or clam juice
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 2 (28-ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 12 littleneck clams, scrubbed
• 1 pound firm white fish such as Alaska halibut or cod
• 1 pound raw small or medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 pound cracked Dungeness crab, king or snow crab claws, or jumbo lump crab
• 1/2 pound squid, bodies sliced into 1/4-inch rings and tentacles halved (optional)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• Sourdough bread