Fish on a first-name basis
Subtitle: how fish is caught, bought, cleaned, cooked, and eaten
By: Rob DeBorde.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Subjects: Cookery (Seafood); Seafood
Table of contents: title: Wild salmon : gills gone wild. Sautéed salmon (a.k.a. The best piece of fish ever) -- Poached whole salmon -- Grilled salmon -- Spicy salmon cakes -- Dill salmon wraps -- Dungeness crab : the west is best. Boiled Dungeness crab -- Drunken dungies -- Zapped Dungeness crab -- Dungeness roll -- Crab quesadilla -- Buttermilk crab fritters -- Halibut : flatfish flip-flop. Halibut en papillote -- Halibut en papillote with wild mushrooms -- Sautéed halibut cheeks -- Broiled / grilled halibut -- Deep-fried halibut -- Squid : call me calamari. Calamari fritti -- Grilled squid skewers -- Squid bruschetta -- Slow-cooked calamari with squid ink (and) pasta -- Calamari steak sandwich -- Cod : Joe fish. Classic fish-and-chips -- Manly drunken fish-and-chips -- Tempura cod -- Roast cod with mango salsa -- Scallops : marshmallow of the sea. Sautéed scallops -- Sautéed (wet) scallops with white wine sauce -- Marinated scallop skewers -- Scalloped ceviche -- Yellowfin tuna : Fast food. Seared ahi -- The ultimate fish sandwich -- Tuna nicoise -- No. 1 super best tuna roll -- Left coast temaki cone -- American lobster : Crustaceanland. Steamed lobster -- Boiled lobster -- Microwave lobster -- Grilled lobster -- New England lobster roll -- West coast meets east coast stuffed lobster -- Catfish : born-again bottom-feeder. Pan-fried catfish -- Fried catfish nuggets with hush puppies -- Blackened catfish -- Catfish rolls -- Oysters : Primitive culture -- The unadorned oyster (on a half shell) -- Barbecued oysters with salsa Fresca -- Po' boy oy -- Baked bills -- Red snapper : Will the real red please swim up? Grilled red snapper -- Roasted red snapper -- Salty snapper -- Jerk snapper -- Swordfish : Errol Flynn of the sea. Grilled swordfish -- Swordfish kebobs -- Cast-iron sword(fish) with tomato basil topping -- Fisherman's favorite -- Mussels : Fantastic faux. Steamed mussels -- Bag-o-mussels -- Cast-iron mussels -- Mussels with roasted tomato salsa -- Clams : blue collar bivalve. Steamed clams -- Fried clams -- Stuffies -- Clam chowder : New England style -- Shrimp : Saltwater superhero. Shrimp on a stick -- Tempura butterflies -- Shrimp boil -- Classic shrimp cocktail -- Shrimp scampi with pasta -- Patagonian toothfish : pirate fish! Twice-cooked toothfish -- Baked toothfish with fennel -- Grilled toothfish with soy honey glaze -- Sablefish en papillate -- Mahimahi : Popularity (no) contest. Grilled mahi-mahi tacos -- Easy mahimahi tacos -- Mahi macadamia -- Grilled mahi mahi burger -- Baked mahimahi -- Tilapia : The once and future fish. No-name tilapia -- Double nut tilapia -- Poached tilapia in red sauce -- Cinnamon crunch tilapia -- Appendix : the ones that almost got away.