Mediterranean fish and seafood soup – La Belle Excuse

Ingredients

• 60 ml (1/4 cup) extra virgin olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 250 ml (1 cup) leek, white part only, finely chopped
• 1/2 each: yellow, orange and red bell peppers, finely chopped
• 2 ripe tomatoes, in wedges
• Pinch of saffron
• Pinch of red crushed pepper or Espelette pepper
• 125 ml (1/2 cup) fresh herbs, finely chopped (fennel, flat-leaved parsley and mint)
• 1 ounce of Ouzo or anise liqueur
• 125 ml (1/2 cup) dry white wine1 l (4 cups) fish stock or chicken broth
• 12 large shrimps, cleaned and deveined
• 1 kg (2.2 lbs) mussels, cleaned
• 225 g (1/2 lb) fresh white fish, bones removed (halibut, monkfish or cod)
• Fleur de sel
• Fresh ground black pepper
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Lemon wedges