Main Dishes

Fish and seafood are frequently sought after as food. Fish, shellfish and mollusks are a huge part of people's diets worldwide, and have been for thousands of years.

Tuna steaks are a high-quality protein and low-calorie food with very little fat. Tuna contains omega-3 essential fatty acids, which are important for the prevention of asthma, cancer, stroke,...

This is a pretty easy recipe to make and it can be good all year round from summer to winter. The following recipe makes for about six to eight servings and the cooking time (without the...

Herring fillets are packed in salt to season and preserve the fish as well as change the texture. Before the days of readily available refrigeration, salting was used to store foods for transport...

How to determine when seafood is fresh.

George Foreman low-fat grills cook food on both sides at the same time so the meal is ready faster. This is a useful feature for grilling sunfish so there is no risk of breaking the fish apart in...

Pickling is a way of preserving food that uses vinegar as an alternative to other methods like smoking or salting. Now that we all have refrigerators in our homes, we pickle food not to preserve...

Snapper, with its delicate, flaky and mild-flavored white meat, is an ideal fish for experimenting in the kitchen, as it tends to go well with many different marinades and spices. Although there...

Homemade sushi is among the most interactive meals you can prepare. Cutting, searing, rolling and intricately placing each piece in its place ends in a visual (and edible) work of art. Tuna sushi...

Walleye pike fillets cook well in a pan. When preparing any fish, cook it just until it flakes with a fork to prevent it from becoming tough and rubbery. Using a nonstick pan with additional oil...

If you enjoy eating red snapper fish, then try to cook steamed red snapper fish with okra. Steaming fish is great for a diet because added fat is not necessary to cook the snapper fish during the...

The combination of smoking, airtight sealing and freezing ensures longtime preservation of flavorful fish. Any thick fish fillet--including salmon, white fish and yellow tail--is ideal for this...

Most smoked fish recipes call for soaking fillets in brine prior to smoking on charcoal smokers or grill-smoker combinations. However, if treated with dry-rub seasonings shortly after catching and...

Smoking whole yellow tail tuna requires proper cleaning and brining of freshly caught fish to lock in moisture prior to placement in the smoking chamber. Properly soaked woods chips imparting a...

Some fish consumers believe that flathead catfish are the best tasting of all the catfish species. Their meat is white, firm, flaky and quite mild. The great thing about flatheads is you can cook...

You can use wet wood chips and foil or a special smoker box to smoke fish on your gas grill. This method will impart similar smoky tones to fish as charcoal grills and smokers achieve.

Minnow are tiny fish that are often used as bait to catch much larger fish. In order to catch those larger fish, you must use live minnows. That means you need to learn how to keep your minnows...

The mild flavor of whitefish makes it a perfect candidate for imparting subtle smokey tones using milder hardwoods, such as alder and cherry. The key to smoking whitefish is low, sustained heat...

If you want to impress your dinner guests, consider making baked whole fish in a salt crust. This dish is easy to put together for a dinner party, requiring little prep work. The salt brings out...

Fish fryers use cooking oil to prepare crispy, crunchy fish fillets in a matter of minutes. The fish can be dipped in seasonings and bread batter for extra flavor or placed directly in the fryer,...

I was fortunate to own and operate a restaurant on the Oregon Coast and had Fresh Halibut from Alaska delivered to me every week. Learn my signature dish: Braised Fresh Halibut with Marionberry...

If you go on a fishing trip along the Pacific or Caribbean coast, especially in Mexico or Florida, you have a good chance of catching Mahi Mahi -- also called the dolphin fish (see Reference 1). ...

Fish is a healthy, low-fat meat--but there is one problem. Certain fish can contain levels of mercury that make it unsafe in large quantities for certain people.

The word "mahi" in the Hawaiian language means strong. The fish called Mahi Mahi is also known as the dolphin fish. It is a colorful fish, normally in a blue to green hue mixed with gold color....

Cooking fish in a double boiler slowly heats this delicate food, preventing toughness that plagues overcooked seafood. A double boiler consists of two nesting pans with a lid to cover both. Since...

Before cooking your fish in the oven or on the stove top, consider grilling fish in parchment paper. Grilled fish en Papillote is the name of this dish in French, which essentially means "in...

Wrapping fish in parchment paper and baking it is a technique known as fish en papillote. The parchment paper forms a barrier around the fish and traps the heat inside the packet, which gently...

Famous for the natural sugars and sweet overtones alder wood chips impart during the smoking process, alder wood chips are most complementary to fish and poultry. Proper preparation of fish or...

Grilled salmon is a quick, healthy, low calorie and inexpensive meal. The key to perfectly grilled salmon is choosing the right kind and grilling correctly. Follow my tips for a super tasty and...

Cooking fish on a cedar plank gives the fish a subtle smoky flavor without adding fat or calories. Grilling with a cedar plank is faster and easier than most smoking techniques, and planks can be...

Eating fish is very important. Sometimes people refuse to eat fish because of the smell. Preparing fish using a coriander mixture can make eliminate the fish smell. The following steps and...

Barbecuing salmon on a cedar plank is a popular option that allows you to cook the fish completely without drying out the delicate flesh. The water from the soaked planks keeps the fish moist as...

Once you've tasted smoked bonita, you'll be hooked as surely as the fish on your plate. Smoking this delicious saltwater game fish is a two step process that involves about six hours of curing in...

A whole Mangrove snapper is delicious when deep-fried to a crisp brown, allowing the flesh to stay flaky and moist. You can prepare a spice rub and cook your whole fish in just a few minutes for...

Using a cedar planks is a great way to add flavor to a grilled dish such as salmon. Cedar planks can commonly be found in grocery stores; check near the seafood section. You can experiment with...

Traeger Grills burn wood pellets with an internal heating element that runs on electricity. The wood pellets provide clean, hot-burning fuel that also delivers real smoky barbecue flavor to...

I like to experiment and try new ways of preparing foods. A friend shared this one with me. A very simple recipe and a delicious blend of flavor from the lemon and parmesan cheese. You can use...

An electric fillet knife lets you clean and prepare a full day's catch in a fraction of the time as using a regular fillet knife. The motorized blade on an electric fillet knife also gives you...

Snapper is a fresh water fish that has a delicate, white, moist flesh. Red snapper is the most common species of snapper sold in the United States. You can cook it in a variety of ways, including...

If you live on the Gulf of Mexico or the southeastern United States, getting a fresh red snapper is as easy as visiting the local fish market. It is also shipped farther afield, making it a fairly...

Cedar planks add flavor to grilled catfish. Use wood planks when grilling fish to increase the flavor of the fish. It is essential to soak the wood planks in water to prevent them from catching on...

According to American Heart Association, salmon is high in omega 3 oil that our heart and bodies need to stay healthy. Try this low fat, high protein meal. The AHA recommend eating fish at least...

It's easy to purchase fresh saltwater fish year 'round, especially if you live near the coast. Whether you purchase your fish from a small market or from a big super market, fresh fish is not...

Baking red snapper can prevent you from burning the outside before the inside cooks through, as you can in a skillet. Using this method to cook red snapper requires baking in butter to prevent the...

Fried shrimp and scallops go well together. Each has its own texture and taste. Use a fish fry to add spices. Fish fry comes in various flavors. Buy it spicy, medium or hot. If you can't find fish...

One of the easiest dishes to prepare for company is grilled salmon. It always gets the oohs and ahhs of those who sit down to eat at your table, too. This recipe is called “Wrap it, Slap it Salmon.”

Blackened fish is made by coating the fish with a combination of herbs and spices, then frying at high heat. The blackening process gives fish a delicious crust and a unique flavor. Catfish are a ...

If you and your family love spicy seafood and are looking for options, why not try this dish -- The creole fried fish and spicy tartar sauce. Spiced, breaded, and deep-fried catfish or tilapia...

Life has gotten so hectic for the whole world; here is a recipe to make yours a little easier. This is a scrumptious, yet wonderfully easy to make, fish recipe. Even people who don’t ordinarily...

Trying to keep up with a hectic schedule doesn't leave a lot of time to prepare a healthy meal on the go. But you don't have to resort to fast or processed food to accommodate your busy schedule....