Crockpot Fisherman's Stew

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 leek, rinsed and chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 plum tomatoes, quartered
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tsp. fennel seed
• 1 cup white wine or apple juice
• 3 cups clam juice or chicken broth
• 1 lb. halibut steak
• 2 cups uncooked medium shrimp
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. dried basil leaves
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

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