French Bouillabaise – Today's Catch Seafood

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup olive oil (EVVO)
• 1 medium yellow onion thinly sliced
• 2 leeks thinly sliced (white part only), adds to creaminess but you can use only onion
• 4-6 cloves garlic pressed
• 1 28 oz can chopped tomatoes
• 8 cups prepared fish broth (I use the carton)
• 8 oz clam juice (I use the bottled kind)
• Zest of an orange
• 2 tsp saffron (Trader Joe's has saffron)
• fennel bulb thinly sliced plus fronds
• 2 bay leaf
• 2 tbsp thyme
• salt to taste (I use 1 tbsp)
• pinch of sugar
• 1 lb each: salmon, seabass & scallops (can use mussels & shrimp too)
• 1/4 lb crabmeat (optional but adds dimension)