Serves: 5
Total Calories: 961

1/2 lemon, sliced
1/2 small onion, sliced
3 cups water
1 tablespoon fresh basil
2 1/2 pounds rockfish
1 pound scallops
1/2 small onion, minced
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 pound sliced mushrooms
1/4 cup bread crumbs
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Sauce:
1 cup butter
1 cup flour
2 cups cream
2 cups fish stock
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese or Gruyère
1/4 cup dry white wine or 1/4 cup sherry
salt and pepper to taste

Boil lemon and onion slices in water. Add basil and cook for 5 minutes. Add rockfish and scallops and poach for 5 minutes. Remove and break apart the fish, reserving the liquid, but discarding the lemon and onion. In a saucepan, sauté the minced onion and pepper in butter, then add mushrooms.

Sauce:
Melt butter in a saucepan and slowly add the flour. Then add the cream and stock until thickened. Add the mustard, cheese, wine, salt and pepper. Combine the fish, vegetables, and sauce. Pour into a baking dish. Cover with bread crumbs. Bake for 35 minutes at 350°.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 961
Calories from Fat: 702

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