Reel in Delight: A Culinary Adventure with Fresh-Caught Fish Dish

Whether you’re a seasoned angler or an enthusiast of fine dining, this blog is for those who take pleasure in the freshest catch. Discover how the quest for the best fish recipes can elevate your cooking and your catch into a scrumptious meal. From dock to dish, be ready to feed your soul with flavors that only the freshest fish can provide. Join us on a flavorful voyage as we explore the best methods to select and savor fish—because truly, the finest ingredients make the finest meals.

Fresh Fish Haul for the day on Kent Island

When Making Fish Dishes, Support Local Watermen

If you don’t have a boat, take a trip to your favorite fish market in lieu of grocery store fish. Your local fish-monger wakes up at oh-dark-hundred and heads to the market. Chances are good that he or she has lots of experience picking out the very best fish for you to enjoy. To cook fish perfectly every time, consider different methods such as grilling, baking, frying, or stewing, and don't forget to add bold flavors. The best ingredients, that is always our focus, find the best ingredients to put onto and into your body.

How to make this Fish Dish

• Combine water, tamari, lime juice, lemon juice, and honey in a glass baking dish or bowl.

• Add fish and marinate for 30 minutes to 2 hours in the refrigerator.

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet sear marinated fish in a very hot saucepan for about a minute each side until golden brown.

• Transfer to oven and bake for 5-10 minutes (based on the thickness of the filet).

• Cook until the fish is cooked through.

• For the sauce: In a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat, add garlic, add honey and mix well.

• Serve each fish fillet with 2 teaspoons of the sauce and top with toasted slivered almonds. Cooking times may vary for different types of fish fillets, so ensure the fish is cooked through.

Kara showing off her fresh-caught fish on the Eastern Shore

Expert tips for this Quick Fish Recipe

Recipes are meant to be an inspiration. That’s the way we see it. Don’t feel like you have to make this delicious recipe exactly the way our recipe shows. Get creative. Experiment. Try something different. This recipe is all about what appeals to you. Here are some ideas in case you need a little boost with adapting this recipe:

• If you prefer a white flakey fish to a firm meaty fish choose snapper over trout
• Salmon is great as long as it's not farm-raised with no added color.
• You can substitute chicken breast in this dish
• If you really want to behave, serve on a bed of sauteed spinach

To achieve juicy fish, cook it with a creamy lemon sauce or other flavorful condiments to enhance its tenderness and flavor.

Incidentally, If it weren’t for honeybees there would be no almonds or honey, or any of the veggies that we suggest to serve with this bee-inspired fish dish.

Other Fish Recipes you may enjoy:

• These Fish Tacos are the best
• Our Honey Citrus Glazed Salmon is a perfect light meal, and this glaze works with any fresh-caught fish
• In this Sweet and Spicy Salmon recipe you can swap out salmon with chicken breast, or try a different kind of fish

Fish Dish

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Category

MAIN COURSE

Cuisine

AMERICAN

Servings

4

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Calories

302

This recipe is all about what appeals to you. If you prefer a white flakey fish to a firm meaty fish choose snapper over trout, treat yourself!

Ingredients

• 1/2 c water

• 2 tbsp. Bee Inspired Honey

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• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 1 lb fish fillet snapper, trout, whatever you like cut into 4 equal portions.

• 1/4 c Bee Inspired Honey

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• 1/4 c lime juice
• 1/4 c low sodium organic tamari sauce
• 2 tsp. slivered almonds

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Directions

1. Combine water, tamari, lime juice and honey in a glass baking dish or bowl. Add fish and marinate for 30 minutes to 2 hours in refrigerator.

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet sear marinated fish in a very hot saucepan for about a minute each side until golden brown. Transfer to oven and bake for 5-10 minutes (based on the thickness of the filet). Cook until the fish is cooked through.
4. For sauce: In a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat, add garlic, add honey and mix well.
5. Serve each fish fillet with 2 teaspoons of the sauce and top with toasted slivered almonds.

Nutrition

Nutrition

per serving

Calories

302

Amount/Serving % Daily Value

Carbs

27 grams

Protein

25 grams

Fat

11 grams

Saturated Fat

4 grams

Cholesterol

72 milligrams

Sodium

700 milligrams

Potassium

milligrams

Fiber

434 grams

Sugar

24 grams

Vitamin C

milligrams

Calcium

27 milligrams

Iron

1.2 milligrams

Recommendations

• For a delightful accompaniment, serve your fish dish with crusty bread. It's perfect for sopping up any rich broth or sauce.

• Enhance your meal by adding a creamy spinach side dish made with parmesan cheese. This will add a rich and savory flavor that pairs wonderfully with fish.

• If you're short on time, try a quick fish recipe that can be prepared in under 30 minutes. A pan-fried cod stew with butter beans is a great low-calorie option that's ready in just 25 minutes.

• For a different take, consider a sea bass recipe. You can grill, bake, or roast the sea bass and pair it with ingredients like pesto, zucchini, and carrots for a flavorful dish.

• White fish is incredibly versatile and can be used in various recipes. Whether you're making fish stew, fish cakes, or baked fish with lemon cream sauce, white fish like cod, haddock, or coley will work beautifully.

• Don't hesitate to substitute different types of white fish fillet in your recipes. Options like cod, halibut, grouper, sea bass, sole, red snapper, and Chilean sea bass can all be used to create delicious and easy fish dishes.