How to Cook Any Kind of Fish

Greetings!

While there are endless ways to cook any given food, it's always important to have a go-to method you can turn to time and time again. Something foolproof, that turns out great every time, and that you don't have to give much thought to. For fish, our go-to method is definitely roasting.

Roasting fish requires only three ingredients - extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, and whatever fish you're cooking - and is incredibly simple to do. Just pat each piece of fish dry with a paper towel, lay the fish on an oiled baking sheet, drizzle with a little more oil, sprinkle with salt, and put the baking sheet in the oven. That's it!

The technique is the same no matter what kind of fish you're cooking. So whether you have tilapia or salmon, sole or halibut, flounder or cod, arctic char or wild striped bass, the method doesn't change. It'll work for fish filets that are thick or thin, white or pink, skin-on or skinless, as well as fish steaks and even whole fish. The only thing that will vary is the cooking time, which will be longer for thicker pieces of fish.

Below, you'll find a link to our recipe for Basic Oven-Roasted Fish Filets, as well as for some crispy roasted vegetables to accompany it. (Since fish cooks quickly, you can generally start cooking your veggies first, and put the fish in the oven when the veggies are just about done.) You'll also find our guide, All About Fish, which covers everything from how to shop for fish and store it to the differences between varieties of fish, how to tell when it's done cooking, and more.

Enjoy!

The Kitchenista
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