Shortcut Cioppino

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 cups coarsely chopped fresh or frozen onions (about 2 medium-large yellow onions)
• Half of a 1-pound bag frozen bell pepper stir-fry mix (red, green, and yellow peppers; do not thaw)
• 4 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 large whole bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
• One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes, with their liquid
• Two 1-pound jars chunky salsa (as mild or hot as you like)
• Two 8-ounce bottles clam juice
• 1 cup dry white wine such as a Verdicchio or Soave
• 1 pound boned and skinned halibut, haddock, or cod
• 1 pound shelled and deveined medium-size raw shrimp or 1/2 pound each shrimp and lump crab or sea scallops, these halved if large
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper