Fish/8 recipes

Chinese-style fried shrimp balls with minced shrimp, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and ginger, bound with egg white and cornstarch then deep-fried golden and crispy.

Garlic butter shrimp scampi with a creamy clam juice sauce, white wine, lemon, and fresh basil served over fettuccine. A restaurant-quality scampi with a rich, simmered butter sauce.

Pan-seared sole fillets glazed with a syrupy balsamic vinegar reduction and briny capers. Just 7 ingredients and 25 minutes for a stunning weeknight fish dinner.

Mexican-style shark stew simmered in tomatoes and cilantro, served over rice with salsa, yogurt, and fresh lime. A hearty, no-oil fish stew that comes together in 40 minutes flat.

Baked catfish fillets coated in Parmesan cheese and flour, topped with sliced almonds and melted butter. A crispy, golden fish dinner ready in 45 minutes.

Homemade dry jerk seasoning with allspice, thyme, cayenne, cinnamon, nutmeg, and black pepper. A Jamaican-style spice rub for fish, vegetables, chicken, and snacks.

Whole rainbow trout rubbed with oil, seasoned simply with salt and pepper, then broiled until the skin chars in spots and the flesh stays moist. Ready in 10 minutes.

Asian-style microwave cod rolled with sesame paste, served on bean sprouts with snow peas, bell pepper, soy sauce, and fresh ginger. Ready in under 10 minutes.

Ebi kimizushi: elegant Japanese stuffed-prawn sushi, with butterflied vinegar-marinated prawns filled with a silky, seasoned golden egg-yolk paste. A refined, bite-sized appetizer.

Baked mackerel fillets stuffed with rhubarb and breadcrumbs, served with a tart rhubarb puree sauce. A classic British fish pairing with sharp, fruity contrast.

Front porch fried catfish dipped in buttermilk and coated in seasoned cornbread stuffing mix with garlic, thyme, and red pepper. Deep-fried golden in just 2 to 3 minutes per batch.

This cinnamon-orange marinade, characteristic of Balkan cooking, is a specialty of Georgia in south-central Russia.The tabaka marinade is usually used with chicken and game hen, but it also goes nicely with swordfish.

Broiled salmon fillets with a silky pureed fennel butter sauce seasoned with nutmeg and cayenne. An elegant seafood dinner with a French-inspired anise-sweet accompaniment.

Whole trout stuffed with spinach, pine nuts, and sherry, then baked in parchment with white wine and butter. A 30-minute elegant fish dinner with Florentine filling.

Pantry-staple salmon cakes from canned salmon, cracker crumbs, and eggs, browned in butter and served with mushroom or celery soup sauce and fresh fennel. Old-school weeknight dinner in 30 minutes.

Southern fried catfish, a classic with mustard-brushed fillets dredged in seasoned cornmeal and fried golden crisp. The crackling cornmeal crust is the whole point.