Quick and Easy Seafood Soup
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This is an updated version of the Easy Fish Stew recipe. I have made and liked this soup for years, and I thought that it was time I updated the recipe. Since we first started making it we substituted other seafood for the fish, and it all works great. I changed the name for this reason, and because it is really to thin to be called a stew.

It is a favorite and delicious way to serve up fish or seafood. Just add your favorite, or a combination of all of them. It is especially good for smaller shrimp or the fillets from the smaller fish that you catch.
3 tbsp olive oil
1 cup of onions, medium chopped
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 cup of fresh tomato, diced
8 oz of clam juice (or shrimp stock)
2/3 cup dry white wine
1 cup water
 3 tbls of tomato paste
1 1/2 lb firm white fish, shrimp, or other seafood
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, or chipotle powder
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp dried thyme
salt, to taste (~ 1 to 1 1/2 tsp)
fresh black pepper, to taste
2 - 3 tbls butter
Heat the olive oil in heavy large pot or skillet oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté 4 minutes. Add the parsley and stir 2 minutes. Add tomato, tomato paste and cook 2 to 3 minutes longer, stirring constantly to let the tomato paste caramelize without burning.

Add clam juice (leaving most of the sediment in the bottle), white wine, water, and the dried seasonings. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Cut fish or seafood into serving sized pieces (not much larger than will fit onto a soup spoon).

Add the fish or seafood and continue to simmer until it is cooked through, 7 - 10 minutes. Add the butter to round out the flavors for the soup. Taste, and adjust seasoning if needed. Ladle into bowls and serve.

Cliff Note 1: I have also added diced zucchini with good results. Add it with the tomatoes.

Cliff Note 2: I did try this with salmon once but I personally did care for it. However, adding smoked salmon, along with smoke paprika and chipotle powder, was very good.