Fish
Eating fish twice a week is considered a healthy dinner choice! Fish is tasty, light, and full of protein. And the taste varies by fish so if you don't like one kind, try another! Fish can be prepared in a variety of ways depending on the firmness of the fish. Some fish do well on the grill, others are perfect pan fried, some are best baked. Check out our collection of over 3,000 fish recipes for everything from salmon, to shark, to halibut, to kid-friendly fish sticks!
Terrific Tilapia
Tilapia is one of my favorite fish to cook. It's texture is light and it's not a very "fishy" fish. Even though it's a bit on the delicate side it can hold up to some strong flavors like Cajun-style tilapia with peach-mango salsa or broiled tilapia with Thai coconut-curry sauce.
Salmon
Salmon is one of the more popular fish you'll see in recipes. It's texture is versatile for different cooking methods and it can support a wide variety of flavors. You can also buy it canned which works great in casseroles or sandwich fillings. Try some of our fresh salmon recipes like baked salmon fillets with almond crumb crust or Asian-style salmon stir fry.
Catfish, More Than Just For Frying
While fried catfish is definitely one of the more popular fish recipes on CDKitchen, this fish actually is more versatile than people give it credit for. If you want fried, try the fried catfish taco with chipotle slaw. Or, change things up a bit with the grilled catfish with citrus marinade
Cooking Glossary
Salt Cod: Cod that has been salted and dried to preserve it for long periods of time. Salt cod is evident in cuisines of the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas. To reconstitute the fish, you must soak it in many changes of fresh water to remove the excess salt. You may then poach the fish until it is just flaking off the bone, or use it raw for other preparations.
cod: a large family of saltwater fish, including Atlantic cod, Pacific cod, pollock, haddock, whiting and hake; generally, they have a milk, delicate flavor, lean, white flesh and a firm texture and are available fresh, sun-dried, salted or smoked.
Helpful fish Hints
Grilling Fish: When selecting fish, choose steaks over fillets. Fillets are more difficult to grill because they tend to fall apart when turning of removing from the grill. If you do choose to cook a fillet, try cooking it on a piece of aluminum foil. This will allow you better control of the fish and you can add marinades to it as it cooks without concern of flare-ups.
How To Keep Fish Skin From Curling: To keep the skin on fish fillets from curling when it hits a hot
skillet, first score the skin. Place the fillets, skin side up, on
the work surface. Using the tip of a sharp knife, make several
shallow slashes in the skin about 1 inch apart. Turn the fillets 90
degrees and make several more slashes to form a crisscross pattern.
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