Seafood & Fish

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Wok-Seared Cod With Mushrooms and Peas
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Wok-Seared Cod With Mushrooms and Peas

Stir-fry is a great weeknight staple: fast, alive with flavor and bendable to whatever is in your refrigerator or freezer. Here, mushrooms, scallions and peas, flavored with that feisty duo of garlic and ginger, are quickly cooked (there is no other way in a stir-fry) and then pushed aside in the wok before the fish is added. The naturally flaky cod would fall apart if it were tossed around, so it is seared and turned once. Finally, everything is gently stirred together with peas and a mixture of broth, soy sauce and rice wine, which glazes the fish and vegetables. Serve piping hot, with rice or soba noodles that ideally have been cooked while you prepped the ingredients for the stir-fry. A 12-inch stainless steel skillet can stand in for a wok, though it does not perform as well.

30m4 servings
Bacalhau A Bras (Salt Cod Scrambled With Eggs And Potatoes)
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Bacalhau A Bras (Salt Cod Scrambled With Eggs And Potatoes)

1h4 to 6 servings
Steamed Cod With Favas and Aioli
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Steamed Cod With Favas and Aioli

This delightful combination was a result of having enough leftover uncooked cod, aioli and cooked shelled favas for one person (me) the day after I’d made a fish soup for a dinner party. Now I think I might serve the improvised dish at my next dinner party.

15m4 servings
Spaghetti With Swordfish
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Spaghetti With Swordfish

30m2 servings
Ruth Messinger's Gefilte Fish
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Ruth Messinger's Gefilte Fish

2h 30m40 fish balls
Jimmy Schmidt's Swordfish With Ginger and Grapefruit
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Jimmy Schmidt's Swordfish With Ginger and Grapefruit

40m4 servings
Grilled Swordfish
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Grilled Swordfish

45m8 servings
Shrimp al Ajillo (Shrimp and Garlic)
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Shrimp al Ajillo (Shrimp and Garlic)

15mServes 6
Swordfish, Bay Leaf And Orange Brochettes
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Swordfish, Bay Leaf And Orange Brochettes

1h6 servings
Grilled Swordfish Steaks With Orange Thyme Sauce
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Grilled Swordfish Steaks With Orange Thyme Sauce

30m4 servings
Pan-Fried Halibut With Spiced Chickpea and Herb Salad
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Pan-Fried Halibut With Spiced Chickpea and Herb Salad

Fresh spinach, herbs and spring onions come together here in a salad with crispy chickpeas, which is served with halibut and a punchy yogurt sauce for a quick and delicious supper. The Persian lime powder is optional; it can be purchased ground, or you can start with a whole dried Persian lime, roughly crush it with the side of a knife and then grind to a fine powder in a spice grinder. This recipe doesn’t really need anything alongside, but some good bread could easily bulk it up. Turn it into a great vegetarian salad by eliminating the fish and adding some extra chickpeas.

50m4 servings
Portuguese Kale-and-Salt-Cod Chowder
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Portuguese Kale-and-Salt-Cod Chowder

1h8 servings
Fresh Cod Baked With White Beans And Linguica
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Fresh Cod Baked With White Beans And Linguica

1h 45m6 servings
French Salt Cod and Potato Brandade
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French Salt Cod and Potato Brandade

Your feelings about salt cod may depend on where your roots are. If your memories of the dish evoke words like bland and woolly, you likely had it in the Midwest. If you grew up in a Portuguese or Caribbean community, you may have more fond recollections. This recipe, common in France, is an opportunity to give salt cod a second chance, or to try it for the first time. The cod should be rinsed and soaked overnight, but that doesn’t take much effort. For tender fish, the trick is not to overcook it. Keep the flame low, just under a simmer. Cooking the fish in a combination of milk and water, along with a few aromatics like bay leaf, thyme, clove and peppercorns, will keep the fish sweet. While the cod is warm, flake it into a bowl and roughly mash with potatoes and moisten with garlicky olive oil and cream. A bit of cooking liquid is added to lighten the mixture. Serve smooth or chunky, as you like.

1h4 to 6 servings
Grilled Swordfish With Fig Relish
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Grilled Swordfish With Fig Relish

30m4 servings
Baked Fish With Sesame and Ginger
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Baked Fish With Sesame and Ginger

Here's a virtuous though incredibly flavorful way to prepare any firm white-fleshed fish like cod, halibut or rock fish. Marinate the fish in a bit of fresh ginger and sesame oil then bake in the oven for about 10 minutes. Finish it off with a sprinkling of black sesame seeds, chopped scallions and a few slices of pickled ginger. Serve over a bed of steamed spinach and tender white rice.

20m4 servings
Swordfish Roll-Ups As Prepared In Messina
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Swordfish Roll-Ups As Prepared In Messina

30m6 servings
Garlic Clams
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Garlic Clams

These clams steamed in a garlic mojo sauce are delicious served over pasta or even on their own as an appetizer with slabs of toasted bread. They are a component of arroz gordo, or fat rice, a dish from Macau that has much in common with paella.

15m8 to 10 servings
Smoked Whitefish Salad With Crème Fraîche and Capers
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Smoked Whitefish Salad With Crème Fraîche and Capers

Whitefish salad is a necessity at traditional Jewish "appetizing" stores like Barney Greengrass and Russ & Daughters, which traditionally stock smoked and pickled fish, cheese, bagels and bialys, halvah and other small luxuries. According to strict kosher law, meat and dairy cannot be made in the same kitchen: Jewish butchers and delis traditionally supplied the meat, while appetizing stores sold dairy products. Fish can be paired with either. That's why you'll never see a Reuben sandwich at a truly authentic Jewish deli. Theo Peck, the owner of Peck's, a cafe in Brooklyn, is a trained chef and a descendant of the family that owned Ratner's, a famous Jewish restaurant on the Lower East Side. His version replaces mayonnaise with crème fraîche, and adds bright notes of capers and fresh herbs.

30m4 to 6 servings
Joann Coats's Codfish Balls
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Joann Coats's Codfish Balls

30m8 to 12 servings
Nova Scotia Fish Cakes
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Nova Scotia Fish Cakes

Flaky white fish and potatoes come together with a crisp bread-crumb coating in this recipe, adapted from Judith Sanders and brought to The Times by Joan Nathan after a 2012 trip to Nova Scotia. You’ll want to serve these warm, with tartar sauce, chutney, chowchow — or a tart splash of lemon.

1h6 to 8 main-course servings (about 30 patties)
Pacific Cod Ceviche
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Pacific Cod Ceviche

I often use cod for ceviche, one of my favorite ways to enjoy seafood. The cod that gets the Environmental Defense Fund’s highest rating is Pacific cod.

8h6 main-dish servings or 8 to 10 first-course servings
Seafood Pasta With Tomato and Crushed Olives
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Seafood Pasta With Tomato and Crushed Olives

Think of this as a weeknight fish stew with pasta rather than a seafood pasta. It's highly customizable: You can use whatever seafood you like, including but not limited to shellfish, like mussels, clams or shrimp, and firm-fleshed white fish, such as cod, halibut or flounder. The trick is to make sure the garlicky tomatoes are brothy enough to gently poach the seafood (which then further flavors the sauce), yet thick enough to coat each tube of pasta. Finished with briny olives and a smattering of fresh parsley, it's best eaten with a spoon and lots of thick-cut toast for sopping up all the goods.

35m4 servings
Fish Pot Au Feu
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Fish Pot Au Feu

1h 25mFour to six servings