What Is Fish and How Can I Use It?

If fish has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 108 recipes to try it in.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 fillet (72g)

Amount per Serving

Calories 83Calories from Fat 10

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 1.2g 2%

Saturated Fat 0.3g 1%

Trans Fat ~

Cholesterol 60mg 20%

Sodium 95mg 4%

Total Carbohydrate 0.0g 0%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Sugars 0.0

Protein 16.9g

Vitamin A 2% Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 4% • Iron 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your caloric needs.

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Where found

Fish is usually found in the meats section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

Fish is a member of the Finfish and Shellfish Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

How much does fish weigh?

Amount	Weight
1 fillet	72 grams
3 ounce	85 grams

Finfish and Shellfish Products

Anchovy paste 42 Anchovy fillets 171 Caviar 28 Fish, cod 31 Flounder fish fillets 45 Fish fillets 164 Sole fillets 56 Haddock 28 Halibut 45 Salmon steaks 81

In Chinese:	鱼
British (UK) term:
en français:	le poisson
en español:	los peces

Recipes using fish

There are 108 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Paleo Kiwi Tomato Salsa with Tilapia

Incredibly refreshing and tasty kiwi tomato salsa that is perfectly paired with Tilapia or any fish.

Sri Lanka Malu Soup Fish & Lentils

Sri Lankan malu soup is a restorative fish and lentil soup spiced with cumin, coriander, and curry leaves bloomed in ghee, brightened with lime juice. Traditional South Asian comfort.

White Wine & Cilantro Braised Fish

Baked in a flavorful white wine and cilantro sauce, tons flavor is packed into fish during the baking, and it comes out juicy, tender and falls apart.

Baked Fish Fillet

Delicious! My husband and friends thought the fish was sensational!

Grilled Hawaiian Fish in Basil-Coconut Curry

Grilled Hawaiian fish draped in a silky basil-coconut curry sauce with lemongrass, ginger, kaffir lime leaves, and homemade red curry paste. Island-meets-Thai fusion, fresh and fragrant.

Mousseline of Redfish Nantua

Mousseline of redfish Nantua, a classic French seafood mousse from New Orleans master chefs. Silky puréed fish bound with egg white and cream, baked in a water bath and crowned with crayfish-rich Sauce Nantua.

Trout & Sour Cream

Whole trout browned in foaming butter, then simmered in sour cream until silky and tender. Just 5 ingredients and 30 minutes. Serve with boiled new potatoes or chanterelles for a classic meal.

Curried Oysters with Banana Salsa

Grilled oysters on the half shell drenched in a rich curry cream sauce made with homemade fish fumet, topped with a tropical red banana salsa spiked with serrano chiles, tamarind, and fresh mint. A showstopper.

Fish & Crawfish Mold

Fish and crawfish mold: a creamy Louisiana-style cold seafood spread blending cooked fish, crawfish tails, cream cheese, wine, and hot sauce. Make ahead, serve on crackers at your next cocktail party.

Plan Samli Daet Diao (Fried Sun-Dried Kingfish)

This dish is very savoury with a crunchy/chewy texture.

Brittany Mixed Fish Soup

A rustic French fish soup from Brittany with chunky fish, potatoes, and herbs simmered in a fragrant broth. Served over crusty bread with fish and potatoes on the side.

Bumstead Sandwich

The legendary Dagwood Bumstead sandwich: a towering, impossible stack of ham, bacon, meatloaf, sausage, lobster, sardines, fried egg, cold spaghetti, and everything else in the fridge.

Kakavia

Kakavia is the Greek fisherman's soup: tomato, fennel, and herb broth simmered with mixed fish, lobster, shrimp, and scallops, ladled over thick toast. Rustic Mediterranean seafood stew at its most generous.

Thai Fish Cake

Thai fish cakes with red curry paste, nam pla, chopped green beans, and fresh basil, pan-fried golden and served with a sweet-tangy cucumber salad on the side.

Tod Man (Thai Fish Cake)

Tod Man Thai fish cakes with red curry paste, fish sauce, green beans, and basil, fried golden and served with a tangy cucumber salad. Authentic street food flavor at home.

Paella-Stuffed Snapper

Whole red snapper stuffed with saffron rice paella filling made with smoked sausage, shrimp, serrano chiles, and almonds. A Tex-Mex showpiece baked with lime butter.

Greek Fish Baked in Grapevine Leaves

Greek fish baked in grape leaves with lemon-thyme-fennel marinade and anchovy butter. Whole small fish wrapped and oven-baked for moist, herbed, Mediterranean-style flesh and dramatic presentation.

Steamed Fish with Scallions & Ginger

Incredibly moist, aromatic and tasty. So easy to make, definitely a keeper!

Chinese Style Steamed Fish

Chinese-style whole steamed fish topped with fermented black beans, fresh red chilis, ginger, garlic, and scallions. A Cantonese-inspired dinner that steams in 20 minutes and delivers clean, pungent, savory flavor.

Eggplant Stuffed L'Italienne

Eggplant stuffed l'italienne: small eggplants hollowed and refilled with their salted pulp, tuna, anchovy, capers, olives, tomato, and bread crumbs. Southern Italian summer at its briniest.

Gifilte Fish From a Jar

Gefilte fish from a jar upgraded with fresh beets, carrots, and onions layered and simmered for 45 minutes. Bubbe's shortcut for holiday fish that tastes almost homemade.

Steamed Whole Fish

Chinese steamed whole fish with ginger, scallions, and a savory stock-gin sauce finished with sizzling peanut oil. A classic Cantonese technique for flaky, tender fish.

Christmas Kedgeree

Christmas kedgeree is a British Boxing Day brunch classic: flaked smoked fish folded with cooked rice, curry powder, cream, and hard-boiled eggs. An Anglo-Indian tradition from the Raj that holds up as holiday comfort food.

Fish Straight From the River - Oz

Mud-baked fish encases a fresh-caught whole fish in river clay and cooks it directly on hot coals for three hours. Traditional Australian bushcraft cooking method.