| 1/3 | c | Olive oil |
| 3 | | Chopped onions |
| 2 | | Chopped carrots |
| 2 | | Stalks chopped celery |
| 1 | | Chopped green pepper |
| 3 | | Crushed garlic cloves |
| 1 | ts | Oregano |
| 1/3 | c | Chopped parsley |
| 1 | cn | (20 oz) plum tomatoes |
| 1 | pt | Clam juice |
| | Juice of 1 lemon |
| 1 | pn | Saffron, soaked in 2 Tbls. |
| | Hot water 10 minutes |
| 1 | c | Dry sherry or Sauterne |
| | Salt & pepper to taste |
| 2 | | Jumbo lobster tails, cut |
| | Into large chunks, shells & |
| | All |
| 1 1/2 | lb | Jumbo green shrimp, |
| | Deveined |
| 1 | lb | Scallops, rinsed & drained |
| 1 1/2 | lb | Fish fillets: bass, halibut, |
| | Snapper, cut into large |
| | Chunks |
| 2 | | Dz neck clams or mussels |
| | Well scrubbed |
| | Sour dough bread |
