Ingredients <br /> <br />1 pound (450 g) dried fava beans (or any large, white bean), soaked overnight or boiled as below <br />24 live littleneck or mahogany clams <br />3 cloves garlic <br />2 bay leaves <br />3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil <br />one half onion (about four ounces) <br />generous pinch of saffron or yellow food coloring for rice <br />1 tablespoon sweet paprika (not smoked) <br />¼ cup chopped parsley <br />A large loaf of crusty bread <br />sea salt or kosher salt, as needed
