Seafood recipes

Chilled shrimp and artichoke hearts tossed with lemon, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh mint, and parsley in the style of San Benedetto. A bright, elegant Italian appetizer served at room temperature.

Rainbow trout Provencale with red bell pepper, fennel seeds, garlic, vermouth, and tomato paste. A light French-inspired fish dish cooked in minutes.

Pan-fried brook trout dusted in flour and cooked in butter until golden, served with a lemon-chive butter sauce. A simple, classic preparation for whole fresh-caught trout.

Crispy golden crab and avocado fritters with salsa and green onions, fried to a crunch outside while staying creamy inside. Makes 4 dozen party-ready bites you can prep ahead.

Bacon-wrapped fried oysters poached in oyster liquor with Worcestershire, then breaded and pan-fried until golden and crispy. A classic seafood appetizer with serious crunch.

Savory crab cheesecake on a buttery cracker crust with Old Bay seasoning, Tabasco, and lemon, topped with sour cream. A showstopping Maryland-style appetizer that serves 12.

Shrimp ceviche marinates briefly boiled shrimp in orange juice, lemon juice, ketchup, and hot sauce with thinly sliced onion. Bright, tangy, and chilled for hours before serving.

Portuguese bacalhau casserole with salt cod, potatoes, and onions layered and baked with bread crumbs, garnished with olives, hard-boiled eggs, and fresh parsley.

Mediterranean roast fish with crusty potatoes, black olives, artichokes and bay leaves baked together. One-pan dinner with sea bass or snapper, ready in 40 minutes.

Lightly floured sole fillets pan-seared until golden and crackling, finished with a bright lemon-butter pan sauce. Ready in just 15 minutes for a quick, elegant weeknight dinner.

Cumi-Cumi Isi is Indonesian stuffed squid filled with seasoned red snapper and simmered in a fragrant coconut milk sauce with lemongrass, chili, and candlenuts. Rich, tender, and deeply aromatic.

Red Snapper in Artichoke Butter cooks entirely in the microwave - garlic butter with artichoke hearts, mushrooms, lemon, and cayenne poured over fillets and done in 30 minutes.

Old-fashioned canned salmon loaf with bread crumbs, milk, and a single egg to bind. A pantry-friendly weeknight main that bakes in 30 minutes and slices clean.

Mexican shrimp cocktail with lime-poached shrimp, avocado, jalapeno, tomato, cilantro, and carrots in a concentrated lime-garlic broth. Served chilled on lettuce.

Moroccan baked fish with a cumin, paprika, and cayenne marinade pounded with garlic and fresh cilantro. A simple North African spice paste that transforms snapper or any white fish.

Gravlax, the Scandinavian cured salmon: fresh fillets buried in salt, sugar, dill and white pepper, weighted and cured for days until silky. Sliced thin and served with mustard-dill sauce.