Category Archives: 5. Fish and Shellfish

Poisson brésilien au lait de coco

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Meg

This dish of fish in a tomato-coconut-lime sauce hails from Brazil, where it is known as moqueca. I discovered it at the home of a friend in the English countryside, and found it so wonderful that I had to share … Continue reading →

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Saumon rôti aux lentilles épicées

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Meg

Roasted salmon on a bed of spicy lentils is a dish that delivers the comfort we crave in winter without too much heft. Here, the dish is paired with spinach for a combination that’s as pleasing to the eye as … Continue reading →

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Eglefin au four sauce tartare

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Meg

One of the simplest weeknight dinners I know is baked fish, in this case fillets of haddock with homemade tartar sauce, French style. The fish is dusted with salt, pepper and a little cumin — no flour is involved — … Continue reading →

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Poisson à la bordelaise

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Meg

This fish dish with a crusty topping is extremely popular in France and a breeze to make. The topping ‘à la bordelaise‘ — literally Bordeaux style — combines breadcrumbs, shallots, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, olive oil, lemon and a splash … Continue reading →

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Cabillaud au chorizo

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Meg

The other day I decided to try to recreate a dish I vaguely remembered — cod with chickpeas, spinach and chorizo chips. It felt just right for a brisk, pre-spring sunny day. I checked my favorite Spanish cookbook, couldn’t find … Continue reading →

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Bourride

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Meg

Bourride is a Mediterranean fish dish bathed in a sauce infused with garlic and inflected with hints of orange and sunshine. If you’ve been to the French Riviera you may have had the luck to encounter it. Elsewhere there’s little … Continue reading →

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Carpaccio de thon au citron vert

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Meg

I was inspired to make a carpaccio of tuna the other day after lunching in Montmartre at a place that served a fabulous version infused with Asian flavors. I didn’t think to ask for the recipe, so I had to … Continue reading →

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Pageot au four sauce citron vert

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Meg

This is a fish story, the upshot of which is a dish of baked sea bream with a delicate lime-flavored sauce. It started two weeks ago when I went to the market and my fishmonger wasn’t there — he’d apparently … Continue reading →

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Filets de poisson sauce citronnée

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Meg

Paris bistros often serve fish in a lemony cream sauce that I’ve never seen served in a French home. Why not, one wonders? It proved remarkably easy to prepare when I tried it out in my kitchen the other day … Continue reading →

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Coques au satay

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Meg

This dynamite French-Asian fusion dish of cockles in satay sauce is the creation of John O’Shea, a young British chef at the Paris bistro JJ, which happily for me is located in my building. The menu changes twice a day, … Continue reading →

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