handful celery leaves, finely chopped
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives
1 fennel bulb, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
Β½ leek, white part only, finely chopped
75²µ/2Β½΄Η³ϊ samphire
1 shallot, finely chopped
2 ripe tomatoes, skin and seeds removed
250g/9oz waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into 5mm/ΒΌin cubes
500ml/18 fl oz chicken stock
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 pinches saffron strands
1 star anise
50g/1ΒΎoz unsalted butter
175ml/6fl oz double cream
1kg/2lb 4oz mixed shellfish, such as cockles, clams, mussels and winkles, cleaned and soaked in cold water
12 shelled cooked whelks
300ml/10Β½fl oz white wine