Balsamic Bluefish Food

BAKED BLUEFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place fillet skin-side down in foil-lined-roasting pan: Cut a piece of foil large enough to enclose the bluefish fillet. (You can double layer the foil if you are working with thin foil). Place the foil in a roasting pan. Rinse the bluefish fillet and place it in the center of the foil, skin side down.
• Add salt, pepper, lemon slices, butter, herbs: Sprinkle the fillet with salt and pepper. Lay a layer of thin lemon slices on top of the fillet. Arrange pats of butter along the top of the fillet. Lay several sprigs of fresh herbs on top of the butter and lemon slices.
• Add white wine and lemon juice, seal foil packet: Create a boat shape with the foil around the fish so that liquid does not leak out. Pour white wine over the fish, and sprinkle with the lemon juice. Crimp the edges of the foil together so they are relatively sealed.
• Bake: Place in the 350°F oven (or you can put the foil packet on the grill) and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or so, until the fish is cooked through and opaque.

SMOKED BLUEFISH PâTé

Steps:

• To smoke bluefish: Build a small charcoal fire in one-third of a grill fitted with a lid. When the coals are covered with gray ash and the fire is at medium heat (you can hold your hand 5 inches above the coals for 3 to 4 seconds), add a handful of the wet hickory chips to the fire. Rub the fish with the olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Place the fish, flesh side down, on the grill directly over the coals. Cook, covered, for 4 minutes, then transfer to the side of the grill without coals. Cover the grill and cook until the fish is opaque all the way through, about 6 minutes more. Remove the fish and let cool completely.
• Make the pâté: Flake the bluefish into the bowl of a food processor, discarding the skin. Add the cream cheese, butter and Cognac and pulse to combine. Add the onions, the strained juice of half the lemon and a pinch each of salt and pepper, then pulse again to combine. The purée should straddle the consistency line between a pâté and a mousse. Season with hot pepper sauce and more lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for a day or two.
• Serve the cold pâté in ramekins or turn out onto plates, accompanied by crackers, sliced baguette or pumpernickel.

BALSAMIC BLUEFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Roll fillets in the olive oil in a baking dish and season on both sides with salt and pepper. Pour next six ingredients over fish (vermouth to sesame oil).
• Sprinkle with ginger and chopped scallion.
• Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil, and bake until a chopstick easily penetrates the flesh, about 12-15 minutes. (Overall cooking time will depend on the thickness of the fillets.).

ROASTED BLUEFISH FOR TWO

Steps:

• Lightly saute onion and garlic in olive oil.
• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
• Place the fillet in a lightly oiled baking dish with the skin-side down.
• Cover it with onion-garlic mixture and tomatoes, then capers and dill.
• Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
• Roast for 15 to 20 minutes or till the fish becomes opaque.

BAKED BLUEFISH WITH SWEET MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly oil a baking dish large enough to hold the fish in a single layer. Place the bluefish skin side down in the dish.
• In a small bowl, combine the mustard, sugar, tarragon and soy sauce, and spread evenly over the fish.
• Bake about 20 minutes, until the fish is opaque when flaked in the center with the tip of a knife. Serve at once.

ONE-PAN ROASTED FISH WITH CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the tomatoes, shallots and garlic in a 9-by-13-inch nonreactive baking dish. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper. Pour over the tomatoes and toss to combine. Roast until the tomatoes have collapsed and the shallots are translucent, about 15 minutes.
• While the tomatoes roast, pat the fish dry with paper towels, brush all over with olive oil, and season generously with salt and pepper.
• Toss the tomatoes, move them to the sides of the dish and place the fish fillets, evenly spaced, in the center. Roast until the fish is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Sprinkle the entire dish with the lemon zest, basil and mint. Serve the fish with the tomatoes, spooning any remaining juices on top.

CANADIAN - MAPLE SYRUP GLAZE FOR FISH & MEAT

Steps:

• Whisk ingredients together.
• Cover salmon, halibut or ham steaks with glaze, reserving some for serving.
• Refrigerate for 1-6 hours.
• Bake, fry or barbecue as usual. Brush remaining glaze on before serving.