3 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
8 fresh artichoke hearts (leaves and chokes removed)
2 medium leeks, white part only, julienned
1 green bell pepper, julienned
1 red bell pepper, julienned
1 ½ cups (375 milliliters) chicken stock
1 ½ teaspoons saffron threads, crushed in a mortar
½ cup (110 grams) Valencia or medium- grain rice
4 tomatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped
½ pound (250 g) monkfish (anglerfish), cut into 2-inch (5-centimeter) pieces
½ pound (250 g) red snapper, cut into 2-inch (5-centimeter) pieces
½ pound (250 g) squid, cleaned and cut into ¼-inch (6-millimeter) slices
12 clams, cleaned
12 mussels, de-bearded and cleaned
8 shrimp (prawns), peeled and deveined
1 ½ pounds (750 g) lobster, parboiled for 2 minutes and split lengthwise
1 cup (155 grams) fresh peas
¼ cup (8 grams) fresh cilantro (aka coriander) leaves