Here are the creamy seafood soups you have been waiting for. Spent the day cooking up my seafood stock, (recipe in Part 1) using shrimp shells and bones from a black Cod. Turned out great and now I’m going to make Oyster Stew and Clam Chowder. Crab Bisque (or Lobster) Bisque is a smooth and […]
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There is nothing like a big bowl loaded with seafood soaked in a delicious warm broth, some bread for dipping, and a glass of wine! My personal specialty is Cioppino. I traditionally celebrate the new year with a big pot of Cioppino. Fish stock Fish stock is probably the most important ingredient to all the
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Most people that I know that DON’T like halibut, me included, is because it doesn’t taste enough like fish. However, for the many out there that are not fond of fish, this is the perfect flavor profile for you. It is a white meat, very mild, and if it isn’t overcooked it will be moist.
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Working in the seafood business so long, my friends like to ask me, The Seafood Lady, what kind of salmon should I buy? What is best? Well, the answer has a lot of variables. Wild salmon is only available fresh from mid-May until around late October, depending on the supply and species. There are 5
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Nearly all of farm raised salmon is Atlantic Salmon. Only two species of Pacific salmon are farmed, Coho and Chinook. New Zealand does farm raise Chinook salmon in net pens and Coho salmon is farmed throughout the world. However, Atlantic salmon is the favored salmon for farming. It is a hardy, fast growing fish, and
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This is the end of January, not much happening other than Dungeness Crab Season here in the Pacific northwest. All my years in seafood, I have watched the season for these desirable creatures go from one extreme to the other. The normal season opener for Oregon Dungeness Crab is December 1st. However, I have worked
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