Rockfish is a bold flavored tasting fish. It has luscious white meat which will make fish lover’s mouths water. It can be prepared in a variety of ways, and tastes incredible on the grill, with a little bit of garlic, butter, and lemons. Rockfish can be found in the Pacific Ocean swimming at depths lower than 300 feet. This fish is compared to bass fish, so if you like bass you will definitely like rockfish. Rockfish are known as pacific snapper, or rock cod. It is a lean mild tasting fish. People tend to mistake this fish as red snapper when sold so watch out! Rockfish can be eaten as sushi but you have to cook it first. There are a wide variety of ways this fish can be prepared all with different styles and tastes. If you love fish and never tried rock fish, you most definitely need to.

Nutritional facts for Rockfish

6 ounces of raw rock fish contains
161 calories
32.2 grams protein
.7 grams saturated fats
2.7 grams of fat
.7 omega 3 grams

One of our favorite Recipes is for a baked stuffed Rockfish:

Baked Stuffed Rockfish

Ingredients
4-6 rock fish fillets
1 lbs crab meat chopped
1/2 lbs shrimp chopped
½ scallops chopped
1 egg whipped
Salt and pepper
3 teaspoons chopped parsley
1 table spoon mayonnaise
3 teaspoons of hot sauce
2 tablespoons melted butter
Directions
1. Remove the cartilage from the crab meat, remove the shells from the shrimp
2. In a bowl add the mayonnaise, hot sauce, egg, parsley shrimp, scallops and crab meat
3. To the fillets sprinkle a little bit of salt and pepper
4. Take 2-3 fillets and lay them in a baking pan with the skin side down
5. Brush butter on them
6. Take the other 2-3 filets and lay them on top of the crab mixture
7. Brush more butter over them
8. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees
9. Cook for about 20 minutes or until the fish flakes easily
Enjoy this great tasting dish