2 quarts water
1 (35-ounce) can Italian plum tomatoes with liquid (preferably San Marzano)
1 1/2 cups dry white wine
2 small leeks, white parts only, trimmed, cleaned and cut into 3-inch lengths (about 2 cups)
2 medium carrots, trimmed and sliced thick
1 large onion, sliced thick
10 sprigs fresh thyme
Zest of 1/2 lemon, removed in wide strips with a vegetable peeler
1/2 teaspoon loosely packed saffron threads
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt, to taste
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion, sliced thin
2 small leeks, white parts only, trimmed, cleaned and sliced 1/2-inch (about 2 cups)
8 cloves garlic
4 medium calamari, cleaned, with tentacles left whole, bodies cut crosswise into 1/2-inch rings (about 1 1/4 pounds)
18 medium sea scallops (about 1/2 pound)
8 ounces fresh firm-textured fish fillets, such as salmon, snapper or swordfish, skin removed and cut into 1-inch pieces
2 cups Braised Cannellini Beans, recipe follows
24 mussels, preferably cultivated, cleaned
12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 1/2 pound)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian or flat-leaf parsley, for garnish
Crusty Italian bread, optional
1/2 pound dried cannellini or other small white beans, such as Great Northern or baby limas (about 1 1/2 4 cups)
4 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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