Favorite Cioppino - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 -6 haddock fillets (tilapia or other firm white fish works well, too)
1/2 lb scallops
1/2 lb shrimp
1/2 lb clam
1/2 lb mussels
16 ounces fish stock (or clam juice)
16 ounces marinara sauce (use only quality)
8 ounces white wine (again, only quality)
1 tablespoon garlic, fresh minced
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon thyme, fresh
1 tablespoon oregano, fresh minced
1 tablespoon basil, fresh minced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 dash salt
1 teaspoon black pepper, fresh ground

Preparation

Clean seafood as necessary, keep cold.
Saute garlic and red pepper flakes in olive oil until barely transluscent.
Add fish stock, marinara sauce and wine and cook for about 10 minutes.
Add thyme and oregano and cook for additional few minutes.
Add salt and pepper if desired, then bring to boil, add fish and seafood. Reduce heat, simmer for 8 minutes.
Serve sprinkled with basil.