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Common Techniques for Cooking Fish

When you buy fish, make sure the gills are red.

The red gills of a fresh fish

The red gills of a fresh fish

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You'll find a great many recipes for fish on this site. If you are looking for something specific, then you should check the fish recipes on site (see links below). However, you may simply have a fish, and be wondering what to do next; below you will find a number of standard cooking techniques that work well with a wide variety of fish.

Pesce Lesso
It's easy to boil a fish, and the results can be delightful.

Pesce alla Griglia
A good grill and a fine fish are a marriage made in heaven.

On Baking Fish
A procedure more than a recipe, a good baked fish is one of the finest dishes you could want. And simple to do too.

On Frying Fish
Preparing fish for frying, making batters, breading, and other basics.
Difficulty: Moderate-Intermediate.

Mixed Fried Fish
More on frying fish: How to prepare cuttlefish, squid, and the like, and what order to cook the fish in.
Difficulty: Moderate -- Intermediate

Orata al Cartoccio
Sea Bass baked in a paper packet and opened at table. The technique works with any fish, and can be extraordinarily tasty (and romantic too).

Pagello al Sale
Pandora roasted in salt. You can also do this with sea bass, or other delicate fish, with delightful results.

How to Serve a Whole Fish at Table
It's not difficult, and the presentation is beautiful.

The fish recipes on site are divided by category:
Fish-Based Antipasti
Fish Soups
Fish Risotti
Fish-Based Pasta Sauces
Main Course Dishes:
Baccalà and Stockfish
Crustaceans
Octopus, Calamari, Cuttlefish, Etc.
Shellfish
Fresh Fish

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