The Best Way to Store and Keep Fresh Fish
Freshly caught fish is a true luxury. Seafood markets are the best place to buy fresh fish, but don’t fret if you purchase your fish from a supermarket. Keeping fish fresh is not that hard. The most important part is to purchase the freshest fish possible. That buys you an extra day or two to store the fish before cooking. Your mother told you never to keep fresh fish for more than a day, but - this one time - your mother was wrong. Does this Spark an idea?
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Filet fresh fish as soon as you catch it. Rinse the fillets, and place in a cooler full of ice. Allow two pounds of ice for every pound of fish.
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Use your senses to choose the freshest fish at a supermarket. Look for red gills, clear eyes and shiny skin. Ask for a plastic glove and poke the flesh gently, it should spring right back. There shouldn’t be any fishy smell.
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Remove fish that comes on a Styrofoam tray the minute you get home and place it in a plastic zipper bag. Set it in the coldest part of your refrigerator. Styrofoam is an insulator, and will keep some of the necessary cold from reaching your fish.
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Keep paper wrapped fillets in their original packaging in the coldest part of the refrigerator. Cook them within two to three days.
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Fillet whole fish immediately, or bring it to a fish market to have it done. Wrap it in butcher paper and store in the coldest part of the refrigerator for three to four days.
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Tips & Warnings
If you don’t plan on cooking your fish for three to four days, place the paper wrapped fish between two re-usable ice packs, and put on the lowest shelf of the refrigerator.
Never cook fish if you just aren’t sure whether or not it has gone bad.
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