Crowd-Pleasing Cioppino | Tana Amen

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 celery stalk (chopped)
• 3 tablespoons shallots (chopped)
• 1 pinch saffron
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• 5 garlic cloves (minced)
• 2 1/2 cups fresh diced tomatoes (or 16-ounce can diced tomatoes with juice in a pinch (for 8 servings))
• 1 16-ounce can tomato sauce
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 1 pound white firm fish ((sea bass, halibut, cod), cubed)
• 1 pound large shrimp (uncooked, peeled, and deveined)
• 1 pound clams or mussels
• 1/2 pound bay scallops
• salt and pepper ( to taste)
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)