fisherman's boulliabaisse

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped leeks
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic. chopped
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 2 1/2 cups tomatoes, chopped (or canned diced tomatoes)
• 2 teaspoons crumpled saffron
• 2 teaspoons parsley
• 1 teaspoon thyme, dried
• 2 - bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
• - salt to taste
• - freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 - dozen clams
• 1/2 pound shrimp
• 1/2 pound scallops
• 1/2 pound crab, chopped in pieces
• 2-3 tablespoons pernod (or anisette)