100²µ/3½´Ç³ú carrots, sliced
100²µ/3½´Ç³ú celery, sliced
1 fennel bulb, sliced
1 small garlic clove
1 garlic clove, grated
25g/1oz button mushrooms, washed and sliced
1 onion, chopped
small handful chopped flatleaf parsley
2 shallots, finely chopped
thyme sprig
350g/12oz carnaroli rice
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 green cardamom pod, seeds only
â…› tsp chilli powder
1³¦³¾/½¾±²Ô cinnamon stick
4 cloves
pinch coriander seeds
pinch ground ginger
1 slice of nutmeg
2 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp Byzantine spice mix
1½ litre/2½ pints fish stock, hot
150ml/5fl oz prawn stock
1 tbsp tomato purée
â…› tsp turmeric
knob of butter
100²µ/3½´Ç³ú white crab meat
1kg/2lb 4oz flatfish bones (such as brill, sole, plaice) or fillets
8 mussels, scrubbed and debearded
250g/9oz prawn heads and shells
2 red mullet fillets, cut diagonally into strips
1 squid, body cut into rings, plus tentacles
125ml/4fl oz dry white wine