3 cooking rockfish Recipes

firm, white fleshed fish ; pick 3 or 4 from snapper, rockfish, monkfish, cod, grouper, halibut, haddock, ocean catfish, blackfish, etc., fish ; pick 2 from blue , moray eel, conger eel, mackerel, dog , striped bass, sea bass, spanish mackerel, mahimahi (dolphin )., whole main lobster ; large shrimp may be used for part of this., mussels in their shell ., clams, in their shell ., butter, yellow onions peeled & sliced, water, bouquet garni each with 4 sprigs fresh parsley, 6 sprigs fresh thyme, 10 black peppercorns, and 1 bay leaf, tied in cheesecloth, dry white wine (decent stuff please), olive oil (extra virgin is okay but regular has more flavor), garlic cloves, finely chopped (to taste), a pinch of saffron stepped in 1/4 cup hot water until needed, saffron threads stepped in tepid dry white wine until needed, yellow onion, finely chopped ., leeks, white and light green part only , halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced., stalks celery, finely chopped ., ripe plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped, orange zest, no pith, fennel seed, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste., boiling water as needed, tomato past, anis flavored liquor , pernod or ouzo, fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped ., sauce rouille (see )

onions, diced, garlic cloves, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, olive oil, dry red wine, clam juice, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaf, sugar, dried oregano, dried basil, ground black pepper, dried crushed red pepper, salt, dried thyme, lemon juice, whole-cooked dungeness crabs , (about 6 lb) or about 6 pounds lobster, steamed, manila or little neck clams, scrubbed, unpeeled, large fresh shrimp, pacific rockfish fillets or other firm white fish, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, loaves sourdough bread, garnish: chopped fresh parsley