Fish
General Information
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Fish
King or Chinook Salmon (list of other salmons)
Pacific White Seabass, or California Sea Bass
Poached:
Court-Bouillon for Poaching Fish
Poached Salmon w/ Tarragon Herb Sauce
Coconut-Poached Salmon w/ Corn & Dill
Salmon w/ Green Peppercorn Sauce
Striped Bass w/ Tomatoes, Corn, & Basil (summer recipe)
Baked:
*Baked Salmon or Tuna Steaks (garlic lemon butter)
*Baked Fish w/ Yogurt (cod or halibut)
*Salmon w/ Lemon Butter Cream Sauce
*Crab Stuffed Flounder w/ Shrimp Sauce
Fantastic Flounder (Parmesan crusted)
Nick's Stuffed Cod Fillets (shrimp & scallop stuffing)
Grilled or Broiled (Fatty Fish):
*Broiled or Grilled Fish Steaks (tuna, salmon)
Grilled Salmon w/ Herb & Meyer Lemon Compound Butter
*Broiled or Grilled Fish w/ Yogurt
*Grilled Salmon Steaks w/ Black Butter
Salmon w/ Brown Sugar & Mustard Glaze
Grilled Salmon Steaks w/ Mango Salsa or Pineapple Salsa
Steamed in Parchment Paper or Foil
Sicilian Aromatic Salmon Steamed In Foil (wine, lemon, capers)
Irish Baked Salmon (baked in foil w/ butter, hard cider & cream)
Fish Butters (top fish or beef steak)
Pan Fried:
*Pan-fried Fish (3 variations)
- Seasoned flour coating
- Cornmeal Dredge
- Italian flavored bread crumbs
*Trout Almondine (lemon & sliced almond sauce)
Trout à la Meunière (lemon butter sauce, can be used w/ any lean, firm fish)
Fish Piccata (using Chicken Piccata recipe)
Crispy Pan-Seared Salmon Fillets
Monkfish w/ Caper Butter Sauce
Salmon w/ Creamy Feta Cucumbers
Creamy Dill Sauce (uses pan drippings)
Seared Cod w/ Spicy Mussel Aioli
Whole-Wheat Spaghetti w/ Lemon, Basil, & Salmon
Deep Fried:
American Fish Fry (vs British Fish 'n' Chips)
*Beer Batter for Fish & Seafood (good for Fish 'n' Chips - cod, haddock)
Deep-fried Breaded Fish (Allegany County Fish Fry - cod, haddock)
*Southern Fried Fish Fillets (great for catfish, cornmeal breading)
Catfish Louisiana (flour dredged, deep fried, served w/ Cajun shrimp sauce & rice)
Fritto Misto (Italian "mixed fry" - calamari is popular in Italian restaurants)
Crustacaeans
Crab
Best Sides to Eat w/ Crab Legs & Lobster
*Steamed Whole Crabs w/ lemon butter
*Alaskan King Crab Legs (also Snow Crab Legs)
Maryland Blue Crab Boil w/ Beer & Old Bay
Lobster & Stone Crab Enchilado (or seafood stew)
Crab Pot Pies (mushrooms, peas, puff pastry)
Lobster (or Crab) Pot Pie (potatoes, carrots, peas, ham)
Also see Seafood Pastas
Shrimp
Margarita Shrimp & Scallops w/ Salsa
Shrimp DeJonghe (casserole w/ panko topping)
*Baked Stuffed Shrimp (bread stuffing)
*Deep-fried Shrimp (beer batter)
Deep-fried Shrimp (Italian egg white & cornstarch batter)
Lemon-Basil Grilled Shrimp & Couscous
*Shrimp Fra Diablo (pasta dish)
Angry Lobster (Shrimp) w/ Lemon Rice & Crispy Basil
*Shrimp, Chorizo & Chipotle Gravy over Mexican Rice
*Thai Shrimp in Spiced Coconut Sauce
Low Country Boil (sausage, shrimp, corn & potatoes)
Also see Seafood Pastas
Lobster
Best Sides to Eat w/ Crab Legs & Lobster
Hard Shell vs Soft Shell Lobster
Prepping Lobster Tails for Cooking
*Steamed Whole Lobster w/ lemon butter
*Broiled/Baked Rock Lobster Tails
*Butter Poached Maine Lobster Tails
Lobster Poached in Beurre Monté (butter sauce)
*Lazy Man's Lobster (buttery cream sauce)
*Crab-Stuffed Roasted Maine Lobster
Lobster Termidor (stuffed w/ cheesey mustard lobster mixture)
Angry Lobster w/ Lemon Rice & Crispy Basil
Maine Lobster Scallop (in ramekins)
Lobster Newburg (creamed lobster served w/ toast points)
Brown Butter Lobster, Bacon, Crispy Kale & Fontina Pasta (angel hair pasta)
Lobster & Stone Crab Enchilado (or seafood stew)
Shell Fish
Clams
Traditional New England Clam Bake
Clam Bake: cooked in foil on the grill
Clam Bake: cooked indoors in a large stockpot
Battered Deep-fried Clams (beer batter)
New England Fried Clams (cornmeal)
Also see Seafood Pastas
Scallops
Capesante alla veneziana (Venetian Style Scallops)
*Deep-fried Sea Scallops (beer batter)
*Deep-fried Sea Breaded Scallops
Seared Jumbo Scallops w/ a Champagne-Vanilla Butter Sauce
Margarita Shrimp & Scallops w/ Salsa
Also see Seafood Pastas
Mussels
*Mussels in White Sauce, South Philly Style
Mussels in Red Sauce, South Philly Style
Moules Marinières (mussels in white wine)
*Mouclade of Mussels (white wine, cream, curry)
*Mussels Carbonara (cream, bacon & Parmesan - could serve on linguine)
Mussels Provençal (red wine, tomatoes)
Mussels w/ Saffron, Guajillo Chiles, & Beer
Mussels Thai Style (red curry - basic recipe)
