Sea Bean Chowder

Ingredients

• 3 cups dried beans or 3 cups canned beans
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (32 ounce) container Clamato juice
• 1 cup white wine or 1 cup sherry wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 12 teaspoon thyme
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped or 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 14 cup fennel, chopped or 12 teaspoon crushed fennel seed
• salt & pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa, chunky style
• 1 (10 ounce) jar baby clams, whole
• 1 lb shrimp, briefly cooked and shelled