Seafood Recipes
Learn New Ways to Cook San Diego-Landed Seafood
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Whole Fish with Black Bean Garlic Sauce
The recipe suits any small whole fish you can get your hands on - from the many rockfish species available in San Diego to shortspine thornyhead and ocean whitefish. Black bean garlic sauce is a paste made from salted and fermented black soybeans, available at most Asian supermarkets. This flavoring is a traditional Chinese staple, and this preparation of whole fish is a popular dish to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Korean Spicy Braised Mackerel (Godeungo Jorim)
This is a traditional Korean recipe, godeungeo jorim that can also be used for black cod (eundaegu jorim). Jorim, meaning “braised,” is a cooking style that is widely adaptable to many types of fish available in San Diego. A one-pot dish, it combines a simplicity of preparation with complex flavors.
Fish Amino Acid - Food for the Garden
This is an excellent method to turn all the fish waste produced locally into an organic nutrient rich amendment your plants will love.
The practice is environmentally sound, closing the loop by preventing the loss of valuable organic matter to landfills.
Dehydrated Fish Skin Chews
A guaranteed hit for your furry friends, these fish skin chews are an excellent way to utilize the skins if you don’t eat them yourself first!
Fish Aspic for Your Pet
Aspic is a savory jelly derived from collagen-rich stock, and was once the height of culinary fashion in France.
Enthusiasm for the use of aspic in human recipes has waned, but you can bet that anything this protein-rich meal will appeal to canine and feline taste buds!
Vietnamese Caramel Glazed Tuna Collar
This glaze transforms a simple grilled collar into the centerpiece of a meal to gather around.
Use this glaze for any species of tuna, or try it with yellowtail, grouper, whole rockfish, or even opah. Collars from larger fish will take longer on the grill but also provide more food.
Chef Christina’s beautiful caramel glazed tuna collar is the star of our site’s home page in this video by Sam Wells of Chef Epic.
Fish Skin Chips & Dip
This recipe works with skin from most fish. Give it a try with skin from any rockfish species, or with yellowtail, sheephead, or white sea bass.
Asian-Inspired Whole Rainbow Trout
A thin skin and fine protein structure lend to a quick cook time and tender texture. Rainbow trout has a mild flavor that takes to aromatics and all kinds of seasoning combinations really well. Their size lends to a great, easy to prepare meal, with no waste to be had!