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Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Olive oil
• 1/4 cup Finely-chopped garlic
• 1/2 cup Canned plum tomatoes drained, seeded
• and diced
• 1 teaspoon Saffron threads
• 10 lrg Fresh basil leaves - (10 to 12) shredded
• 2 pounds Assorted fish such as, snapper , sea bass , monkfish skinned, boned,
• and cut into large chunks
• 1 pound Fresh shrimp peeled, deveined
• 12 Littleneck clams , in the shell washed well
• 24 Mussels , in the shell well washed
• 2 smalls Lobsters , raw in the shell cut into pieces
• 3 quarts Bouillabaisse Fish Broth see * Note
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Freshly-ground black pepper
• French baguette 1/4" thick slices
• 1 teaspoon tsp Cracked black pepper to 2
• 2 Fresh cayenne peppers or red jalapenos
• 3 lrg Garlic cloves
• 1 Russet potato peeled, and
• cut 1/4"-thick slices
• 1/2 cup Hot bouillabaisse broth
• 1/2 cup Olive oil