Fish Cooking Chart
One of the factors that potential cooks find so intimidating about buying fish is the sheer number of varieties available. To help you manage the options and narrow your selection, we've provided you with this handy chart:
Now that you have all of this great information at your fingertips, it's time to learn about going out and purchasing fish for your next meal. Find tips in the next section.
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Availability | Type of Fish |
Cooking Methods | |
Bluefish | year round |
fatty | baking, broiling, grilling |
Cod | year round | lean | poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Cusk | year round |
lean |
poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Flounder | year round |
lean |
poaching, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Grouper | year round |
lean |
poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Haddock | year round |
lean |
poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Hake | year round |
lean |
poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Halibut | early spring to early fall | lean |
poaching, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Ling | year round |
lean |
stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Mahi Mahi | year round |
medium-fatty |
broiling, grilling |
Monkfish | year round |
lean |
poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Orange Roughy | year round |
lean |
poaching, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Perch | year round |
lean |
poaching, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Red Snapper | summer | lean |
poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Salmon | summer to fall | fatty | poaching, baking, broiling, grilling |
Sea Bass | year round |
lean |
poaching, stewing, baking, pan-frying |
Shark | year round |
lean |
poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Skate | year round |
lean |
poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Sole | year round |
lean |
poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Swordfish |
late spring to early fall |
medium-fatty |
poaching, baking, broiling, grilling |
Trout |
year round |
fatty |
stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Tuna |
late spring to early fall |
fatty |
baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Clams |
summer |
mollusk |
baking, steaming |
Crabs |
summer to winter |
crustacean |
poaching, stewing, steaming |
Lobster |
spring to summer |
crustacean | poaching, steaming |
Mussels |
early fall to spring |
mollusk |
baking, steaming, |
Oysters |
early fall to spring |
mollusk | baking |
Scallops, Bay |
fall |
mollusk | poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, frying |
Scallops, Sea |
mid fall to mid spring |
mollusk | poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, frying |
Shrimp |
year round |
crustacean | poaching, stewing, baking, broiling, grilling, frying |
Squid |
fall to winter |
mollusk | stewing, frying |
Now that you have all of this great information at your fingertips, it's time to learn about going out and purchasing fish for your next meal. Find tips in the next section.
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