INGREDIENTS
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2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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2 cloves garlic, minced (2 tablespoons)
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1/2 red onion, chopped (1 cup)
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1/2 bulb fennel, cored and chopped (1 cup)
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3 tablespoons tomato paste
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Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
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1/2 cup dry vermouth
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1/2 teaspoon saffron
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1 pound orzo
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2 cups clam juice
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1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
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12 mussels
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1/2 pound medium shrimp (about 16), deveined
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1/2 pound squid, cut into rings
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1 pound cockles or other small clams
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1 pound halibut or other meaty white fish, cut into chunks
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Fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, for serving