Catalan Style Fish Soup

Name: Catalan Style Fish Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European, Spanish, Mediterranean
Ingredients: ½ lb firm white fish fillet (like cod or haddock), cut into 1-inch cubes; ½ lb large shrimps, peeled and deveined; Sea salt and freshly ground pepper; 3 tbsp olive oil; 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and thinly sliced; 2 small tomatoes, peeled and chopped; 1 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into ½ inch cubes; ½ cup dry white wine; 1 ½ cup fish or chicken stock (or more as needed); A good pinch of saffron threads; ¾ tsp sugar; 10 blanched almonds; 1 large clove of garlic, peeled; ½ tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley