Seattle Style Bouillabaisse Recipe

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grill the fillets to obtain marks to sear in juices and set aside. In a hot saute pan with light oil, sear the scallops to seal in the juices and set aside as well. Do not cook fish and scallops through, cooking will be completed later on.
3. In a saute pan with olive oil, caramelize the onions and fennel. Add garlic, prawns, and shellfish and continue to saute. Add the oysters and lemon verbena broth. Cook until the shellfish are open.
4. Add fingerling potatoes, teardrop tomatoes, beets, and carrots. Stir in the 3 tablespoons of compound butter. Add rock crab and continue to simmer for 3 minutes. Place fish and scallops in the oven for 2 to 3 minutes to finish cooking. Spoon bouillabaisse into a bowl, and then add grilled fish and scallops.
5. Garnish with chopped herbs and sprigs of verbena.
6. Verbena Broth:
7. In a saucepot heat olive oil and sweat the onions. Then add fennel tops and fumet. Bring to simmer, reduce heat, and continue to cook for 15 minutes.
8. Take off heat and add verbena. Let sit for 15 minutes. Then cool in ice bath as soon as possible. Strain when cool and refrigerate until needed.
9. Bouillabaisse Butter:
10. Mix all ingredients in a stainless steel bowl when the butter is soft. Store refrigerated.
11. Herb Mix:
12. In a small bowl, mix all herbs together. Use for garnish.
13. This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
14. Contains Shellfish: Consumption of raw or undercooked shellfish may substantially increase the risk of foodborne illness.