Seafood risotto (risotto ai frutti di mare)

Ingredients in this Recipe

1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1.5 liters water
1.5kg mixed seafood (see above), scaled, cleaned, gutted, with heads and gills removed, mussels debearded
2 small carrots, roughly chopped
3 tomatoes, squashed
a bulb of fennel, finely chopped, herby tops reserved
a pinch of saffron strands
a small bunch of fresh parsley, one sprig left whole, remaining leaves picked and finely chopped
extra virgin olive oil
juice of 1 lemon

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