Favorite Seafood Dish?

What's your favorite seafood dish? There's no wrong answer here.

I'd have to say mine is a tossup between lobster and Alaskan King crab. If I had to pick one, it would be tough, but I'd probably have to go with Alaskan King.

I'm a big fan of seafood in general, and I love fish. Grouper, Walleye, Snook and Redfish are high on the list. Fresh Salmon is also good, as is fresh Trout (brookies and cutthroats). Steelhead is good also.

I think the less you do to a fish when cooking it, the better it is. Don't really need a lot of batter and stuff like that, maybe some Lays potato chips on some fillets before frying, but that's about it. Oh, and gotta' have some ketchup. LOL!

When I was a kid, one of my favorite things to eat was Florida Stone Crab. That, and fried Mullet. Man, that was some good eats! I don't even know if you can get Stone Crab anymore. Used to be just one claw and you had to throw the crab back (because they'd grow another one).

What's your favorite?

Gawd, I could go on...

Linguine with White Clam Sauce

Boston Clam Chowder

New England Clam Chowder

Fresh Calamari

Fried clams

Ahhgggghhh...now I'm hungry!

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk
Fried oysters.....

Grilled fish
Boiled Shrimp
Fried flounder
Oysters (steamed or raw)
King Crab

originally posted by: RookQueen
a reply to: Flyingclaydisk
Fried oysters.....

Yup. Love me some fried oysters and hot sauce.

a reply to: Mark08

MMMmmmmmMMMmmm....flounder and sole!

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Love me some seafood...

Lobster with drawn butter
King crab with drawn butter
Trout - fried or grilled
Lump Crab Cakes
Fried catfish or perch
Fried Oysters
Fresh Raw Oysters... OMG, I love the varied flavors from where the oysters are from. The explosion of salty and sweet goodness.
Salmon
Bluefin Tuna seared raw
Authentic Lobster Rolls

I pretty much will eat any seafood.

a reply to: Edumakated

Don't think I've ever had fried oysters.

Oysters on the half shell with hot sauce many times, but not fried.

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

I love ALL seafood!!
My fav seafood is just fish, cooked on a fire 20 minutes after I catch it.
I like to just sit there cross legged and eat it with my fingers.

At home, I love crab legs, shrimp, fish and I regularly eat a lot of canned tuna....I can't stand canned salmon though.

Big sushi lover as well.


Edit, I just saw the posts above me and forgot I always do canned smoked oysters with crackers around a campfire.
In the city, they are gross....by the fire in the woods, they are gold!!

originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
a reply to: Edumakated

Don't think I've ever had fried oysters.

Oysters on the half shell with hot sauce many times, but not fried.

They are so good fried. Living in Chicago, I don't get much really good seafood. However, we usually go to Martha's Vineyard every summer for vacation and I usually just binge on Lobster Rolls, fried oysters, and clam chowder daily. Splurge for a good sized fresh lobster grilled.

a reply to: Edumakated

Looks like a good list!

Love Tuna, but it's got to be fresh right off the boat for it to be best.

Caught a Mahi-mahi off the back of this sailboat in HI one time. Kind of a lark. Decent sized fish. This old Hawaiian guy told me about this recipe I would have never expected. Said to slather it in Miracle Whip and put some lemons, salt and pepper in the cavity, wrap it in tinfoil and grill it on a BBQ. Probably the best fish I ever ate!

He is a cool fancy fish cookbook you should check out


Fancy new cookbook

a reply to: Edumakated

I could definitely binge on lobster rolls!

a reply to: TheAlleghenyGentleman

I think I will definitely check that out!

Heh, I just read an article today where they were saying sail cats are good to eat! We always used to throw those slimy suckers back as bait stealers. I wonder if that book has any recipes for them? Seems like you always catch at least 5 of them when fishing in the Gulf.

Live Dungeness crab.

Must be cooked perfectly.

If you find yourself in Oregon or Washington December - February, they are incredibly inexpensive.

Nothing better than a crab boil - Dungeness crab, spicy sausage (a good brand), corn in a ton of Cajun seasonings. Add hot butter (lemon if you like) for the crab and a really damn good loaf of sourdough bread.

A fire and the Oregon coast in the background and you’re in double dog heaven!

DON’T forget the 🍻

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Fillet crappie

a reply to: DrumsRfun

Sssshhhhh...don't tell anyone, but I like sardines and tinned smoked oysters too, especially out in the field!

a reply to: KKLOCO

Man, that sounds pretty darn good!

I've had some great Dungeness crab before.

originally posted by: RookQueen
a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Fillet crappie

You know, I have never caught a crappie. I've probably lost $1,000 dollars worth of tackle trying to catch them (LOL!), but I have never put one in the boat. I hear they're fantastic. But sadly, I wouldn't know.

Those are some HARD fish to catch!!!

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

My dad always said you have to find them when they're running and get into a school of them spawning. He said if you ever do that, you'll have more of them than you know what to do with.

I've never managed it, but I've always wanted to. It sounds like great eating and good fun getting it.

I liked just about anything finned and scaled or shelled.

I eat sushi for lunch at least a couple times a week. I love yellowtail that way and scallop and my special favorite is salmon roe.

Our son is especially fond of mussels, so we end up making a pot of fisherman's mussels occasionally and serving that up with sourdough toast for serving the broth on. Get good mussels and that's heavenly good with a nice sourdough.

We eat fish/shellfish at least two nights a week. This week, we're making grilled shrimp rolls.

You name it and we'll eat it if it comes from the sea or under the water.