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Seafood

Hot pan, gentle hand.

Seafood is a confidence game. The fish in your box was wild-caught or sustainably farmed, flash-frozen at peak, and shipped to you in better shape than most fish counters can offer. The hard work is done. What it asks of you is restraint — fewer ingredients, less time on the heat, and the willingness to pull it off the pan a minute earlier than feels right.

A piece of halibut is not a piece of salmon. A scallop is not a shrimp. The cuts in this collection split into two camps: firm fish and shellfish that take heat well, and delicate fillets that want to barely meet the pan. Cook to the protein in front of you, not the recipe.

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“When the salmon goes from translucent to barely opaque on the side, it's done. Trust the color, not the timer. Fish doesn't wait.”
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Fundamentals

If you remember nothing else

Dry surface, hot pan, leave it alone

The single biggest seafood mistake is moving the fish. Pat the fillet completely dry, salt it, lay it skin-down (or presentation-side down) in a hot oiled pan, and don't touch it for 3 to 4 minutes. It releases when it's ready. A torn fillet is one you flipped too early.

Firm fish vs delicate fish

Halibut, swordfish, tuna, mahi — firm, meaty, can take a hard sear and stand up to a grill. Cook these like a steak: high heat, short time, rest. Salmon, cod, sole, trout — softer flake, want gentler heat. Medium pan, basted with butter, pulled the moment the center turns from translucent to barely opaque.

Shrimp and scallops are 90-second proteins

Dry-pack scallops (no soak, no phosphates) sear in 90 seconds per side in a screaming pan. Shrimp curl tight when overcooked — pull them when they form a loose C, not a tight O. Both want one thing from you: heat and exit.

Salt now, sauce later

Season the fish, not the pan. A squeeze of lemon and good olive oil after cooking does more than any marinade. If you're saucing, finish it separately and spoon it over — sauce in the pan steams the fish and kills the crust you just earned.

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