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Heat oil in large pot over medium heat.
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Add onion and fennel.
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Saute until onion is translucent, 8 minutes.
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Add stock, parsley and peel.
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Bring to boil.
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Reduce heat; cover and simmer until fennel is tender, about 5 minutes.
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Add tomatoes, sliced potatoes, quartered potato and saffron.
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Cover partially; simmer until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes.
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Remove from heat.
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Remove quartered potato from soup.
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Cool slightly.
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Peel potato; transfer to processor.
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Char bell pepper over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides.
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Enclose pepper in paper bag 10 minutes.
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Peel and seed pepper.
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Cool.
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Transfer bell pepper to processor with potato.
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Add 2 tablespoons oil and garlic.
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Process until smooth.
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With machine running, gradually blend in 4 tablespoons oil.
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Season with salt.
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Preheat broiler.
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Arrange bread rounds on baking sheet.
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Broil until crisp, about 2 minutes.
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(Can be made 1 day ahead.
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Cover soup and rouille separately; chill.
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Cool toasts, then store airtight at room temperature.
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Bring soup to simmer before continuing.)
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Add fish to soup.
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Simmer until fish is just opaque in center, 5 minutes.
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Spoon rouille onto 12 to 16 toasts.
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Ladle soup into bowls.
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Top each with 2 toasts.
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Pass remaining toasts and rouille.