Ingredients

  • olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 12 lbs tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 12 teaspoon thyme or 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 12 fennel bulb, sliced thin
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 5 cups fish stock or 5 cups water (or combination)
  • 1 pinch saffron thread
  • 12 lb squid, cleaned and cut into rings
  • 12 lb scallops
  • 12 lb shrimp (preferably with shells left on)
  • 1 lb mussels or 1 lb clam, cleaned and in shells
  • 1 lb cod fish fillet, cut into 2 inch pieces (about 3/4 inch thick)
  • salt and pepper

Method

  • In stock pot, heat oil.
  • Add onion and garlic and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Add fennel, tomatoes, bay leaf and thyme and saute until veggies are tender, about another 10- 15 minutes.
  • Add wine, water/stock, saffron, salt& pepper.
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer for 10- 15 minutes.
  • Add fish, shellfish, and cover.
  • Simmer covered, 5 to 10 minutes, until mussels/clams open and the fish fillet is cooked throughout.
  • Discard any unopened mussels/clams and remove bay leaf.
  • Serve hot.