Bouillabaisse

• 4 lb mixed rock fish , wrasse, scorpionfish, goby, sarran, scaled and cut into pieces
• 8 favouilles , grey crab
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 tomatoes , peeled, seeded and quartered
• 4 medium potatoes , peeled and sliced
• 1 fennel , finely chopped
• 1 leek , finely chopped
• 2 onions , finely chopped
• 8 cloves garlic , pressed
• 6 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2½ cups dry white wine
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 sprig dried fennel
• 1 stick celery
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 pinch saffron
• salt
• black pepper , freshly ground

Equipment

• heavy-bottomed pot
• Vegetable mill
• Large soup bowl , tureen