California Bouillabaisse

Yield:	8 Servings
Categories:	Soups, Seafood

1/2	c	Oil
2		Garlic cloves; minced
1	lg	Onion; sliced
2	sm	Leeks; thinly sliced
1		Bay leaf
2	c	Peeled and chopped tomatoes
2	c	Fish stock =OR=- half water and half bottled clam juice
1	c	Dry white wine
1/4	c	Chopped fresh fennel; -=OR=-
1/2	ts	-Crushed fennel seeds
1/8	ts	Crushed saffron threads
1	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Black pepper
2	tb	Minced parsley
2		Lobster tails split through shells
1	lb	Red snapper; cut in chunks
1	lb	Halibut or sea bass chunks
12	md	Shrimp
6		Dungeness crab legs
6		Clams
6		Oysters
6		Mussels
		Crusty bread (optional)