Bouillabaisse (2-step dump)

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this is an expensive meal if you add in the optional ingredients, but it is affordable when you shop the mark-down bin, buy the frozen shrimp and fish, and substitute canned for fresh. the canned will not be as good as the fresh, but I don't think that anyone would notice this is just so good!
Bouillabaisse
1 onion, chopped
3 ribs celery & leaves, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup olive oil
2 cup clam juice
1/8 cup parsley
3 tomatoes, diced
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp thyme
1 tbs paprika
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 pinch saffron
1 dash hot pepper sauce
3 lb mixed fish (halibut, etc.) [frozen is okay]
1 lb lobster tails (optional) [frozen is okay]
1 lb crabmeat (optional) [canned is okay]
1 lb shrimp, shelled, deveined [frozen is okay]
2 doz clams, mussels or scallops (can substitute canned)
Put all ingredients, except seafood, in crockpot. Cover and cook on low 4 to 6 hours. Add seafood. Cover and cook on high 1 to 3 hours. Serve in large heated bowls. Garnish with parsley and crusty French or sour dough bread.