Ingredients

  • 4 slices bread, broken
  • 1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 lb. fresh pork sausage
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 c. milk
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 12 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 12 baby artichokes
  • 2 large cloves garlic, diced
  • 1/4 c. finely chopped celery
  • 1/4 c. chopped shallots
  • 1/2 c. tomato puree
  • 1/2 c. fish stock
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
  • saffron
  • 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
  • 1/2 tsp. anchovy paste
  • 4 clams, chopped
  • 4 prawns or jumbo shrimp
  • 1/2 lb. spaghetti
  • 8 large sea scallops, quartered
  • 12 large mussels
  • 1/2 c. brandy
  • 1 yellow pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp. Pernod
  • 1/2 c. heavy cream

Method

  • Stir juice from 1/2 lemon and 2 tablespoons of oil into a large pot of salted, boiling water.
  • Add artichokes and boil for 5 minutes or until almost tender.
  • Remove artichokes and cool under cold running water.
  • Reserve artichoke cooking water.
  • Peel outer leaves from 8 artichokes down to tenderest part (leave 4 artichokes with leaves intact); cut off stem.
  • Cut peeled artichokes into bite size pieces (about 1 1/2 inches long); set aside.