Seafood Stew With Garlic Rouille Croutons

Name: Seafood Stew With Garlic Rouille Croutons
Cook time: 4 h 15 min
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons/ 45ml olive oil; 1 carrot, chopped; 1 celery rib, chopped; 1 fennel bulb, chopped; 1 garlic, bulb halved horizontally; 1 leek, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 3 tablespoons/ 45ml ketchup; 3 sprigs fresh rosemary; 3 sprigs fresh thyme; shells of 4 crab legs (reserve the meat for the stew, below); shells of 2 lobster (reserve the meat for the stew, below); 1 tablespoon/ 15ml peppercorn; 1 tablespoon/ 15ml cold butter; salt & freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons/ 30ml olive oil; 2 leeks, cut into chunks; 12 shiitake mushrooms, stemmed; 4 red bell peppers, roasted, peeled and sliced; 1 cup/ 250ml frozen peas; 6 -8 slices country bread; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 1/2 red chili pepper, seeded and chopped; 1 egg yolk; 1 cup/ 250ml olive oil, plus more for the pan; 1 pound/ 500g clam; 8 ounces / 225g mussels; 8 ounces/ 225g rock shrimp; meat from 2 lobster; meat from 4 crab legs