Herb-Poached Seafood

• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons minced shallots
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 3/4 pound boned and skinned opakapaka or rockfish, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
• 3/4 pound sea (large) scallops, rinsed and cut in half
• 18 shrimp (about 1 lb., 16 to 20 per lb.), peeled and deveined
• 24 clams or mussels (pull off beards) in shells, suitable for steaming, scrubbed
• 3 Maine, spiny, or rock lobster tails (about 1/2 lb. each), split in half lengthwise, or 6 to 12 shrimp (16 to 20 per lb.)

1. Mix basil, cilantro, parsley, shallots, and garlic with fish, scallops, and shrimp. Set aside.
2. Bring broth to a boil in a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat. Add clams and lobster. Cover and simmer until clams open and lobster is barely opaque in thickest part (cut to test), 5 to 10 minutes. As clams open, lift them from the simmering broth with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
3. After 10 minutes, add seasoned fish, scallops, and shrimp to simmering broth. Bring to a boil over high heat, then tightly cover pan and remove from heat. Let stand until shrimp, scallops, and fish are barely opaque in thickest part (cut to test), 3 to 5 minutes. Use in bouillabaisse or, with a slotted spoon, divide seafood equally among wide, shallow bowls. Over high heat, bring broth to boiling, then ladle into bowls.

fresh basil, fresh cilantro, parsley, shallots, garlic, rockfish, shrimp, mussels, spiny

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/herb-poached-seafood (may not work)