Fish Market: A Cookbook for Selecting and Preparing Seafood

by Kathy Hunt

Fish Market provides readers with everything they need to know about selecting, cleaning, preparing, and cooking healthful fish and shellfish. Featuring 120 creative yet manageable recipes, flavor affinities, and a bit of history for each dish, Fish Market takes the mystery out of seafood. Complete with an array of helpful detailed illustrations on how to select, clean, skin, bone, cut, and cook all types of fish and shellfish, this approachable cookbook shows the reader how to create luxurious specialty seafood dishes with confidence.


Fish Market explains which fish taste rich and beefy or mild and delicate and explains how to please picky diners while providing them with a healthy dose of omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients. Sharing insights into what textures and tastes go well with each fish, complementing side dish offerings provide the reader with the perfect accompaniments to round off their meal.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food

248 pages, Paperback

First published March 26, 2013

About the author

Kathy Hunt is an East Coast-based journalist, food writer, and author of three nonfiction books. Her articles have appeared in such publications as the Chicago Tribune, Taste of Home, and VegNews. Kathy divides her time between NYC and suburban Philadelphia where she teaches cooking classes at her 1801 farmhouse.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am trying to eat healthier. I am fortunate to have a friend who is a chef. He recommended I buy this book to learn more about cooking fish. As an experienced chef he uses the recipes in his restaurant and as an at home cook I have found this book to be especially helpful and resourceful.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this easy to follow and highly readable cookbook. I am not a confident cook yet I found those recipes easy to follow. With readily available ingredients and easy to follow instructions, I was able to prepare delicious fish with ease. It's also the kind of cook book that is fun to read whether you cook or not.. There is a lot of great information about fish and shellfish, how to purchase for freshness, how to prepare, how to select sustainable options. I enjoyed the author's personal stories that are included. Most of all, the author presents realistically. You have all the information and guidance you need to be successful with these recipes, not to mention there are some good laughs.

I highly recommend this book to cooks and non-cooks, especially reluctant cooks like me.