Ingredients
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1/2 cup dry sherry
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1/2 teaspoon saffron
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1 lb flounder or 1 lb trout, boned and fillet
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1/2-1 lb scallops (cleaned and shelled) or 1/2-1 lb crabmeat (cleaned and shelled)
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10 small clams
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10 mussels
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2 small squid, cleaned and sliced into rings
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1/4 cup olive oil
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1 large onion, diced
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2 shallots, minced
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1 cup fennel bulb, thinly sliced
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6 garlic cloves, minced
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28 ounces tomatoes, diced with liquid
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2 cups clam juice (or Recipe #147961) or 2 cups chicken broth (or Shrimp Stock (2 Methods))
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1 tablespoon tomato paste
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2 teaspoons salt
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1 teaspoon thyme
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1/2 teaspoon basil
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2 tablespoons fresh parsley
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pepper
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garlic-infused olive oil
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parsley
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1 carrot, diced
Instructions
- Add saffron to sherry set aside.
- Cut fish into bite size pieces.
- Scrub clams and mussels.
- In a large stock pot heat oil. Saute onions, shallots, carrot, fennel, and garlic in oil on low heat until lightly golden.
- Add all liquids and seasonings including the saffron infused sherry.
- Bring to just a boil. Lower heat and simmer 15 minutes. Add all seafood adding squid last, mix and simmer 10 minutes.
- Serve hot in large bowls.
- Top with garnishes.
- Serve with crusty bread, and a tossed salad.