PART 3 - SEAFOOD

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SEAFOOD - Intro

I live in southern New Mexico, in the northern part of the Chihuahua desert about 1000 miles from the nearest ocean. There aren’t many fish in the desert. Understandably, the majority of the rather limited seafood supply here is frozen, and a lot of that is farm-raised to boot. All in all, it is not a very encouraging situation to put fish on the menu. Quite a difference with living oceanside with a fish market right around the corner But occasionally, I do give in to the temptation.

The local grocery store Peppers and Walmart both carry some frozen seafood. The choice in the Las Cruces, NM Sam's Club tends to be a bit more varied and better quality.

Luckily enough for me, there are also online suppliers for fresh and/or frozen seafood. The disadvantage of that is of course is having to buy in bulk and to pay extra shipping cost as well, which makes this a fairly costly venture. But sometimes that is the only way to get that fish to the New Mexico desert. So far I have purchased Alaskan sockeye & king salmon, Northern pike, lake & rainbow trout, smelt, perch and walleye through online orders. No shellfish yet.

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Sub-categories

• Fish
• Shellfish
• Mixed Seafood
• Surf & Turf
• Snails

For those items that I have enough listings for, I have maintained the same cooking method order as for meats.

• raw
  • I do that with meat, not with fish. No sushis for me, thank you.
• dry-cooked
  • oven-baked
  • pan-fried
  • deep-fried
• moist-cooked
  • braised
  • stewed
  • boiled
• cured / smoked
• cold dishes

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recipe page links

chapter 3.1. fish

• catfish

  1. catfish fillet served with Spanish rice
  2. catfish fillet with Normandy veggies and sweet potatoes
  3. whole catfish, served with steamed cauliflower, tartar sauce
  4. catfish nuggets served with raw veggie salad, avocado, cuerito salad
     

• cod

• oven-baked
  1. cod fillet with rhubarb and spinach
  2. green chile cod, roasted sliced potatoes, leftovers zucchini & pasta stew
  3. oven-baked cod loins
  4. steam-roasted cod fillets
  5. cod, swai with tomatillo sauce, roasted pineapple
  6. cod filet with ravioli
  7. cod à l'Ostendaise
     
     
• deep-fried
  1. breaded cod filets with jicama 3-ways
  2. fish sticks with zucchinis
  3. fish & chips
     
     
• braised / poached
  1. spinach & green chile cod
  2. cod & double shrimp stew
  3. braised cod with tortelloni
     
     
• raw
  1. cod ceviche
     
• cold
  1. olive tapenade cod salad

• mackerel

  1. oven-baked whole Spanish mackerel
     

• mahi-mahi aka dorado aka dolphinfish

  1. mahi-mahi with broccoli stoemp
  2. dorado fish fry
  3. dorado filet served with shrimp rice
     

• Dover sole

  1. Spanish-fried breaded sole fillets served with avocado, pineapple, yellow cauliflower

• eel

  1. paling in 't groen
  2. jellied eels
  3. smoked eels
     

• flounder

  • oven-baked
    1. breaded flounder, baked apple, Spanish rice with zucchinis
    2. egg-battered flounder filets, scalloped potatoes, avocado
    3. oven-baked breaded flounder filets, Caribbean rice, mango
    4. breaded flounder & cod, chicken cordon bleu, broccoli stew, shrimp, eggs & potatoes
       
       
  • pan-fried
    1. Spanish-fried battered flounder, mixed vegetables, potatoes with tomato sauce
       
       
  • deep-fried
    
    1. flounder fish & chips with roasted & deep-fried shrimp
  • moist-cooked
    1. foil-poached flounder & tomatoes with onion & bell pepper mix
    
    
    

• haddock 

  1. haddock fillets, apple compote, buttered potatoes

• halibut

  Walmart halibut is inferior quality. Order online for good fish.

  • raw
    1. halibut ceviche
       
  • dry-cooked
    1. oven-roasted halibut with tartar sauce
       
       
  • moist-cooked
    1. oven-braised Italian halibut with mixed vegetables
       
    2. poached halibut & seafood stew
    3. halibut steak in Caribbean rice with mango
       
       

• herring

  • fresh herring
  • pickled herring
    1. pickling herring at home, salt herring, sour herring, rolmops
    2. herring in cream
    3. maatjes
    4. kippers
       
  • herring dishes
    1. herring meal, fries, tomato
    2. herring in mayonnaise
    3. pickled herring pizza
    4. soy bean sprouts soup with pickled herring
       

• lake perch

  1. beer-battered lake perch

• lake trout

  • oven-baked
    1. lake trout baked in oil x2
    2. lake trout with bacon
    3. lake trout, fresh greens, stir-fry vegetables, mango salsa, baked potato
       

• mackerel

  sadly enough only canned so far

  1. smoked mackerel
  2. canned mackerel sandwich
  3. mackerel & king salmon sandwich
     
     

• Monkfish

  a delicious fish with a big, ugly face

  • monkfish tail with mashed potatoes, leeks au gratin
  • deep-fried monkfish nuggets
    

  mystery fish (haddock, pollock ...)

  1. surimi = fake crab
     

• Northern pike

  From walleyedirect.com, tends to go chewy when cooked too quickly.

  • dry-cooked
    1. pan-fried northern pike
    2. Spanish-fried pike in hot sauce
       
       
  • braised / poached
    1. braised northern pike
    2. northern pike in parsleyed butter sauce
    3. northern pike in oyster juice
    4. crab soup with northern pike

• ocean rockfish

  1. ocean rockfish fillets with enriched gumbo
     

• rainbow trout

  • oven-baked, wole
    1. stuffed almond trout
    2. oven-baked whole trout x2
    3. whole trout over onion rings
       
       
  • oven-baked fillets
  1. oven-baked fillets x4
  2. rainbow trout, 'classic' vegetables mix
     
     
  • pan-fried
    1. pan-fried fillets x3
       
       
  • poached
    1. truite au bleu

• salmon

  • oven-baked
    All these recipes are very similar in cooking method for the salmon.
    The difference is in the side dishes.
    • Atlantic salmon
      1. dill salmon (Atlantic) with zucchinis
      2. Atlantic salmon with Caribbean rice, fruit mix
      3. Atlantic salmon with fresh pineapple and orange cauliflower
      4. (Atlantic) salmon burgers, mixed vegetables with shrimp
      5. Spanish-fried Atlantic salmon, fries, Normandy veggies, tomato
         
         
    • king salmon
      1. king salmon with mango
      2. king salmon with mixed green salad
      3. king salmon with rhubarb & beef tongue tacos
      4. king salmon with toasted rice, sweet potatoes and mixed veggies
      5. king salmon, with scalloped potatoes, cheddar broccoli & carrot stew
      6. chicken & king salmon
      7. king salmon, noodles with bell pepper stew, mango & bell pepper sauce
         
         
    • sockeye salmon
      1. flour-dusted sockeye salmon, fries, tomato, stir-fry vegetables
      2. semi-braised sockeye salmon, curry rice
      3. sockeye salmon with Brussels sprouts & mushrooms, tomato
      4. sockeye salmon Hawaiian
      5. sockeye salmon, king crab served with soup vegetables
      6. sockeye salmon Provençal
      7. sockeye salmon with grapes
      8. sockeye salmon with jalapeño jam
      9. sockeye salmon with mushroom stoemp
      10. sockeye salmon with strawberry jam, marinated mushrooms, spinach-rice
      11. sockeye salmon with pineapple habanero sauce, fries, stir-fried vegetables
      12. sockeye salmon with roasted pineapple, green chile
      13. sockeye salmon with zucchinis
          
  • pan-fried
    1. stuffed Atlantic salmon
    2.  table-grill Atlantic salmon
    3. Spanish-fried king salmon
    4. Spanish-fried sockeye salmon
       
       
  • braised
    1. mojo de ajo sockeye salmon
       
       
  • poached
    1. poached Atlantic salmon
       
       
  • smoked
    • hot- vs. cold-smoked salmon
    • salmon spreads
    • salmon mousse 
    • hot-smoked salmon snacks
  • cold, in salads
    1. salmon & egg salad

• sardines

  1. canned sardines

• shark

  1. seared shark steak

• skate / ray wings

  1. oven-baked
     1. half-breaded skate wings
        
        
  2. pan-fried
     1. skate wings with brown butter & caper sauce, pan-fried mashed potatoes
        
        
  3. moist-cooked
     1. poached skate wings
     2. sour aspic ray wings
     3. sour tapioca skate wings
     4. sour tapioca seafood soup
        
        

• smelt

  1. deep-fried smelt

• swai

  1. cod, swai with tomatillo sauce, roasted pineapple
  2. swai vs. tilapia, served with zucchinis with mushrooms, green chile
  3. oven-baked swai with Caribbean rice
  4. oven-baked swai with mango and tomatoes
  5. pan-fried swai, zucchinis stew
     

• swordfish

  1. seared & braised swordfish
  2. swordfish Provencal, 7 whole grains
  3. swordfish salad
  4. swordfish with beef steak
  5. swordfish with roasted zucchini boats, tomatoes
  6. swordfish, jambalaya rice with vegetables

• tilapia

  1. pan-fried tilapia
  2. tilapia in dill fish sauce
  3. tomatillo-smothered tilapia
  4. tilapia in tomato sauce
  5. ceviche de pescado
  6. cod, tilapia, sausages with rhubarb compote and creamed spinach
  7. whole tilapia, roasted

• tuna

  1. cooked:
     1. tuna steak x3
     2. tuna with shrimp
     3. canned tuna
     4. tuna steaks, green chile ravioli, apple compote
     5. tuna steaks with Normandy vegetable mix, corn on the cob, fettucini
        
  2. cold
     1. tuna salad
     2. tuna-salad stuffed tomatoes
     3. tuna tomato snack
        
        

• walleye

  1. pan-fried walleye
  2. oven-baked walleye
  3. walleye in parsleyed butter sauce
  4. 
     

• whiting

  • roasted whole whiting
  • whole whiting with bami noodles and vegetables (onions, tomatoes, stir-fry veggie mix)
  • gefilte fish

Chapter 3.2. shellfish

• crustaceans

  • calamari

    • calamari steaks with lemon & caper butter sauce
    • calamari stir-fry with vegetable medley & chicken cordon-bleu

  • crab

    1. king crab
       the big ones
       1. steamed king crab legs x5
       2. poblano pepper stew with king crab
       3. pizza supreme with king crab
       4. sockeye salmon & king crab served with soup vegetables
          
          
    2. snow crab
       Our starter crab, available in local grocery stores. Cheaper but not as nice as king crab
       The smaller sizes are not worth buying, all shell, very little meat.
       1. snow crab in garlic butter sauce x3
          
          
    3. Dungeness crab
       doesn't look very nice, doesn't always taste very nice either
       1. Dungeness crab & crab salad
       2. Dungeness crab sandwich
       3. oven-baked Dungeness crab & spread
          
          
    4. crab cakes
    5. canned crab
    6. crab salad
    7. crab sandwich
    8. crab & shrimp salad
       
       

  • crawfish, crawfish

    • crawfish tails
      1. crawfish étouffée over rice
      2. crawfish stew with rice
      3. crawfish & shrimp étouffée with pasta
         
         
    • whole crawfish
      tiny lobsters, great shrimp-like taste. Fun to take apart.
      1. mussels with crawfish and shrimp

  • lobster

    •  big lobster tails (3/4 lbs. and up)
      1. lobster with butter sauce
      2. baked lobster tail, scalloped potatoes & broccoli casserole
      3. lobster tail with parsley butter & bacon, with cordon blue chicken
      4. lobster and beef heart bake, breaded swai fillet, mixed vegetables
      5. lobster tail stuffed with crawfish étouffée
      6. butter-poached lobster with shrimp étouffée
      7. baked lobster tail with shrimp étouffée, soup, lobster roll
      8. Spanish-fried lobster tail with shrimp cream soup/ étouffée
      9. lobster with oyster mushrooms
         
         
      small lobster tails (4-8 oz.)
      1. grilled lobster tails with cheese
      2. lobster tail with ginger, garlic and scallions
      3. lobster tail with bacon & grapes
      4. baked lobster tail with tail-on shrimp étouffée
      5. deep-fried lobster tail
         
         
    • cold lobster, salads & snacks
      1. lobster croissant
      2. lobster roll

  • Shrimp, prawns

    • dry-cooked
      1. garlic shrimp x2
      2. shrimp skewers
      3. bacon-wrapped colossal shrimp, pineapple, rice & quinoa
         
         
    • deep-fried
      1. breaded shrimp
      2. coconut-breaded shrimp
         
         
    • stew
      Nearly all of my seafood stews and casseroles have shrimp in them.
      It is the cheapest and most commonly available crustacean.
      1. shrimp Alfredo with a twist
      2. shrimp & bell pepper stew
      3. mussels with crawfish and shrimp
      4. shrimp tjap tjoi with bami, beansprouts
      5. shrimp nasi goreng
      6. shrimp & noodle stir-fry
      7. shrimp & ravioli tomato casserole
      8. shrimp & chicken stuffed tomato casserole
      9. shrimp cocktail
      10. shrimp gumbo with roasted cabbage
      11. shrimp cream soup / étouffée with Spanish-fried lobster
      12. shrimp nasi goreng with peas & carrots
      13. stuffed tomato with shrimp, ravioli in aurora sauce
      14. stuffed tomato with shrimp stew, raw veggies
          
          
    • cold
      1. shrimp-stuffed tomatoes
         
         
    • soup
      1. shrimp egg drop soup
         
    • Mexican
      1. ceviche de camarones
      2. fruity shrimp ceviche
      3. coktel de camarones
      4. coktel camarones with raw veggies
      5. shrimp tacos
      6. shrimp diablo
      7. shrimp in mojo de ajo tortilla sauce
         
         
    • other
      1. shrimp cheese fondue

• bivalves

  • clams

    1. deep-fried breaded clam strips
    2. mussels & clams
    3. clam shells with seafood stuffing (Sprouts)

  • mussels

    1. mussels & fries x2
    2. Walmart mussel problems
    3. mussels with fennel
    4. mussels & clams
    5. mussels with crawfish and shrimp
    6. mussels with avocado sandwich
    7. shucked mussels sandwich with hot sauce
    8. shucked mussels scramble with tomato sauce, mango salsa

  • oysters

    1. raw oysters
       1. raw oysters
       2. oyster ceviche
       3. oysters with hot sauce
    2. cooked oysters
       1. oysters in cream pepper sauce
       2. oysters in chipotle cream sauce

  • scallops

    1. scallops au gratin
    2. scallops & beef casserole
    3. scallops, shrimp, mango casserole

Chapter 3.3. mixed seafood

• casserole
  • cod, crab & shrimp casserole
  • crab, dorado & shrimp casserole
  • scallops & shrimp casserole
  • salmon, flounder & shrimp casserole
  • seafood grenchilada casserole
  • baked seafood and fries with cheese
    
• stew
  1. cioppino with pasta
  2. seafood cocktail
     1. campechana / coktel de camarones
     2. mixed seafood cocktail #1
     3. mixed seafood cocktail #2
     4. mixed seafood cocktail with green chile
     5. mixed seafood cocktail with mussels
        
        
  3. spicy cod & double shrimp stew
  4. cod, walleye & shrimp stew
  5. paella x2
  6. paella with vegetables
  7. salmon & shrimp stew
  8. seafood cocktail with mussels
  9. seafood gumbo #1 prepackaged
  10. seafood gumbo #2 with fresh vegetables, rice served separately

Chapter 3.4. Surf & Turf

• fish
  1. cod, tilapia & sausages with rhubarb and spinach
  2. king salmon & beef tongue tacos with rhubarb
  3. king salmon with pork steak 
  4. swordfish with beef steak
  5. chicken & king salmon
     
     
• shellfish
  • calamari
    1. calamari stir-fry & chicken cordon-bleu  with vegetable medley
       
  • escargots
    1. escargot sauce over London broil steak
    2. mushroom escargots with steak
       
       
  • lobster
    1. lobster tail and cordon bleu chicken
    2. lobster and beef heart bake, breaded swai fillet, mixed vegetables
       
       
  • scallops
    1. scallops & beef casserole
       
       
  • shrimp
    1. bacon-wrapped shrimp & lamb skewers
    2. shrimp & beef heart stew
    3. shrimp & chicken casserole with spinach, bell peppers, poblano peppers
    4. spicy shrimp & beef stew
    5. shrimp & pork casserole
    6. shrimp-stuffed zucchini boats, NY strip steak
       

Chapter 3.5. Snails

• sea snails
  1. whelks
  2. periwinkles
     
• land snails
  • escargots
    1. escargots à la Bourguignonne
    2. mushrooms à la Bourguignonne 
    3. mushrooms & escargots  à la Bourguignonne
    4. mushrooms and escargots casserole
    5. mushroom escargots à la Bourguignonne with steak
    6. escargots with bell pepper cream sauce
    7. escargots with diablo sauce ( = a very spicy tomato sauce)
    8. London broil with green chile, escargots, peas & carrots
    9. escargots in mushroom chile sauce
       
       
  • African land snail
    1. spicy African land snail stew

 

• Home
• 1. Soups
• 2. Meats
• 3. Seafood
• 4. Eggs
• 5. Sauces
• 6. Vegetables
• 7. Little Things
• 8. The Keto Diet
• 9. Other