Instructions: Coat a large kettle with cooking spray and add the garlic, onions and leeks. saute for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft. Add the tomatoes, parsley, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, orange rind, fennel, pepper, and hot sauce. Saute for 3 minutes more. Add the stock, water, and lemon juice, along with the lobster and shrimp shells. Bring to a simmer and cook for fifteen minutes.

Remove the shells and thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves. Puree the vegetables with a bit of broth in a blender or food processor a little at a time until the soup is smooth. Set aside until you are ready to make dinner.

Just before ready to serve, bring the soup to a simmer. Add the fish and simmer for a few minutes. Add the lobster and continue to simmer for another two minutes. Finally add the shrimp and simmer until all the seafood is cooked through, another few minutes.

To serve, ladle broth and seafood in a shallow soup bowls. Top each serving with 3 toasts. Serve immediately.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

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