Ingredients

  • 2 pounds white-fleshed fish fillets, such as hake, snapper or sea bass, skin removed
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 teaspoons chopped thyme or marjoram
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 small lemon, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups diced white onion
  • 4 minced garlic cloves, plus 1 whole garlic clove for rubbing bread
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed saffron
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • ½ teaspoon crushed fennel seed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 2 cups diced tomatoes, fresh or canned
  • 3 cups fish stock, light chicken broth or water
  • 12 large clams
  • 4 thick slices country bread
  • ¼ cup chopped parsley