Smoking, Pickling & Salting Seafood
Fish is so perishable that every culture in the world has devised ingenious ways of preserving their catch, whether through drying, salting, pickling or smoking. This world goes beyond smoked fish and into the realm of gravlax and light, fresh pickles that will make you take another look at a dish like pickled herring.
A Classic Escabeche Recipe
A recipe for escabeche, which is a Spanish seared and pickled fish dish that is great for a hot summer afternoon. This isn't a typical pickle, but vinegar gives the fish a pleasing tartness.
A recipe for escabeche, which is a Spanish seared and pickled fish dish that is great for a hot summer afternoon. This isn't a typical pickle, but vinegar gives the fish a pleasing tartness.
How to Make Bottarga, or Salt-Cured Fish Roe
How to make salted fish roe, which is called bottarga in Italy. This bottarga recipe will make an excellent condiment to all sorts of seafood dishes, and can be made with shad, mullet, herring or any other edible roe.
How to make salted fish roe, which is called bottarga in Italy. This bottarga recipe will make an excellent condiment to all sorts of seafood dishes, and can be made with shad, mullet, herring or any other edible roe.
Sardinian Pasta with Cured Fish Roe: Bottarga con Fregola
A Sardinian recipe for pasta with dried and cured fish roe, called bottarga. Bottarga is used as a condiment in this recipe that uses the traditional Sardinian pasta known as fregola.
A Sardinian recipe for pasta with dried and cured fish roe, called bottarga. Bottarga is used as a condiment in this recipe that uses the traditional Sardinian pasta known as fregola.
Smoked Salmon Kedgeree Recipe
A traditional recipe for the English salmon dish kedgeree, which in this recipe uses smoked salmon or haddock.
A traditional recipe for the English salmon dish kedgeree, which in this recipe uses smoked salmon or haddock.
Sicilian Style Tuna Salad with Capers and Olives
A Sicilian style tuna salad recipe that relies on high quality canned albacore, lemon, capers and green olives.
A Sicilian style tuna salad recipe that relies on high quality canned albacore, lemon, capers and green olives.
How to Make Your Own 'Tunafish'
How to make your own homemade 'canned' tuna, cooked as a confit and preserved in olive oil. It's far better than most store-bought tunafish available.
How to make your own homemade 'canned' tuna, cooked as a confit and preserved in olive oil. It's far better than most store-bought tunafish available.
Smoked Fish & Pesto Pasta
A quick and easy pasta dish that makes excellent use of smoked fish.
A quick and easy pasta dish that makes excellent use of smoked fish.
How to Smoke Salmon
A step by step tutorial on how to smoke salmon, or any other fatty fish.
A step by step tutorial on how to smoke salmon, or any other fatty fish.
Italian Salt Cod with Tomatoes
Baccala, or salt cod, is a staple in many cuisines, none more than Italian; this dish is from Florence. Serve it with chickpeas and a little hot pepper if you like.
Baccala, or salt cod, is a staple in many cuisines, none more than Italian; this dish is from Florence. Serve it with chickpeas and a little hot pepper if you like.
Taramosalata: Greek Smoked Cod Roe Dip
This may sound odd, but it is a delicious mash of smoky roe with breadcrumbs, lemon and plenty of olive oil. It works well with crudites.
This may sound odd, but it is a delicious mash of smoky roe with breadcrumbs, lemon and plenty of olive oil. It works well with crudites.
How to Make Gravlax, or Scandinavian Cured Salmon
This is a traditional method for making that Scandinavian delicacy, gravlax. It is a cured salmon that relies on dill as its main flavoring.
This is a traditional method for making that Scandinavian delicacy, gravlax. It is a cured salmon that relies on dill as its main flavoring.
Fried Salt Cod Balls I: Scandinavian Style
Nearly every culture that eats salt cod makes little fried fritters out of them. Here is a Scandinavian version.
Nearly every culture that eats salt cod makes little fried fritters out of them. Here is a Scandinavian version.