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Tips on Buying Fresh Seafood - Recipes For Seafood

With any seafood, the most important consideration is the freshness of the product.

Clams, mussels,or oysters should be purchased live or freshly harvested. Canned clams can be used in recipes such as chowders, but fresh fish has a much fuller taste.

Buy Your Crabs and Lobsters Live!

Crustaceans such as lobster and crab should always be purchased live if possible, although fresh cooked is the next best option. Prawns and shrimp can be bought fresh, cooked, canned or frozen, but when buying fresh always check the smell and look for any brown spots starting around the head. If there is a strong fishy smell, choose another fish market.

Fresh Fish Doesn't Smell!

When purchasing fresh seafood such as salmon, cod, sole, or halibut there should be no fishy smell and the eyes should be clear. Cloudy looking eyes are a sure sign of old seafood. When the flesh is pressed with your finger it should spring back if it's fresh. The older the seafood, the softer it will be. If the fish hasn't been cleaned, look for a bright red color to the gills.

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Try One of These Seafood Recipes

Sexy Seafood Cheese Fondue Not rated yet
Sexy Seafood Cheese Fondue

3 cups Gruyere or Swiss cheese (12 ounces) -- coarsely
shredded
Good Sharp Cheddar shredded
2 tablespoons all-purpose ...

Easy Salmon Recipes Not rated yet
Easy salmon recipes including baked salmon with roasted vegetables, salmon patties, and a creamy smoked salmon pasta.

Blackened Shrimp Stroganoff Recipe Not rated yet

Ingredients and Instructions:

1 lb shrimp, in shells (fresh or frozen)
1 tablespoon olive oil or cooking oil
1-2 tablespoon blackening seasoning ...

Seafood Recipes

Once you have purchased your favorite seafood here are a few recipes to try.

Scallop Recipes
Coquille Saint-Jacques and a recipe for baked scallops.

Salmon Recipes
If you like salmon, try the Salmon Steaks with Orange Butter Sauce or the Citrus Salmon. Smoked Salmon Potato Cakes is another great recipe.

Crab Recipes
Classic Crab Louis and several crab appetizers can be found here.

Shrimp Recipes
Spicy Prawn and Vegetable Stir Fry on Chow Mein Noodles, Shrimp Jambalaya, and Corn and Shrimp Chowder are some of the recipes on this page.

Prawn Recipes
Prawns and ceasar salad. Learn how to clean and cook prawns.

White Fish Recipes
Lemony Stuffed Fillets, and Fish Fillets With Lemon and Dill are two of the recipes for the whitefish lovers among us.

Clam Chowder Recipes
Manhattan Clam Chowder is one of several varieties of clam chowder you will find on this page.

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Pacific Seafood Recipes
A collection of recipes that use seafood found in the Pacific Northwest.