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Fish Cooking Techniques
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Fish Cooking Techniques

Love fish, but not sure where to begin? Learn how to select it at the market and store it at home. Then, master some basic cooking methods, including grilling, sauteing, roasting, baking en papillote (in parchment), steaming, and poaching, and you'll always be able to enjoy the catch of the day.
Choosing and Storing Fish
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Choosing and Storing Fish

All great fish dishes begin with a piece of good-quality fish, which can be purchased either fresh or frozen.

How to Select and Store Fish
Grilling Fish Photo: Formula Z/S
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Grilling Fish

Probably the quickest and easiest method for cooking fish, grilling imparts a hearty, smoky flavor and delicious blackened edges and striping to fillets and whole fish.

How to Grill Fish
Sauteing Fish
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Sauteing Fish

To pan-saute fish, the fillets are quickly cooked in a hot skillet, leaving them with a crisp exterior and moist flesh inside.

How to Saute Fish
Roasting Fish
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Roasting Fish

Fish can be roasted in the same manner as meat -- uncovered, with no liquid, in a high-temperature oven -- and with similar results: a crisp exterior and tender flesh with concentrated flavors inside.

How to Roast Fish
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Baking Fish en Papillote (in Parchment Paper)

A fish cooked en papillote is wrapped in parchment paper, and baked in a medium oven so it gently steams in its own juices.

How to Bake Fish en Papillote
Steaming, Poaching, and Braising Fish
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Steaming, Poaching, and Braising Fish

These three cooking methods, which call for no additional fat, are the lightest and healthiest ways to prepare fish.

How to Steam, Poach, and Braise Fish
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