Seafood Quesadillas: The Tasty Low Fat Alternative

I love Mexican and Tex-Mex food. But after a while all the fat in those fast food burritos and tacos gets old, plus the pounds and cholesterol start adding up.

 

One of the best solutions for delicious and healthy burritos, tacos, etc., is to make them with my favorite seafood. I’ve found ordering fish and other seafood over the internet is surprisingly fast (with overnight delivery) and surprisingly economical. Most of all, internet seafood orders allow for better selection and quality than I can find in my neighborhood. 

 

Here are some of the easiest ways I’ve figured out to have a really tasty Mexican style lunch or dinner without much effort, all based on these online seafood orders. You can even buy crab quesadillas online, and all you have to do is fry ‘em up.

 

Meanwhile, here’s a tested recipe adapted from realage.com (so you know it is healthy) for a crab quesadilla that is bound to please your palate. The only cooking involved is frying the tortilla, which keeps your kitchen cool while the ingredients will add all the heat you can stand!

 

CRAB QUESADILLA RECIPE

 

For 2 quesadillas, combine in a medium bowl, in order:

 

·         1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese

·         1 tablespoon reduced-fat cream cheese, softened

·         2 scallions, chopped

·         2 tablespoons red bell pepper, finely chopped

·         1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

·         Jalapenos, chopped finely (1 tablespoon, or as desired)

·         1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest

·         1 tablespoon orange juice

·         1 cup cooked crabmeat (stir in gently)

 

 Spread half the filling in each a flour tortilla. Fold in half, flatten gently. Fry in nonstick pan with light covering of canola oil until golden on each side, about 2 minutes each. Cut into wedges and serve.

 

 

CREATE YOUR OWN ALTERNATIVE

 

The above recipe can be adapted to suit your tastes. Try it with the meat from cooked King Crab Legs, or buy fresh lobster for a quesadilla royale! Other possibilities include sautéing some white fish fillets, shrimp or prawns with herbs and spices of your choosing. 

 

Substitute pepper jack cheese for the cheeses and jalapeno above. For milder tastes, omit the hot pepper; for wilder tastes, chop up some habaneros, the second hottest chili peppers on the planet! What would tickle your taste buds?

 

The really great thing when you place a fresh seafood order via the internet is that you literally have a sea of options awaiting you.

Lobster 101: How To Choose and Store Fresh Lobster

What do the folks order when they want something special? The Simpsons know! I was just watching a rerun of the Simpsons, in which Homer invited Marge for a romantic evening on the two. With the aid of a French-accented waiter, Homer chooses a lively lobster from the tank before being seated.

Everyone loves lobster. Boiled or broiled, whole or tails, the buttery taste of a tender lobster is a treat for the palate. (It’s also a great conversation starter, especially if you’ve read Trevor Corson’s recent bestseller, The Secret Life of Lobsters.)

Fortunately, you don’t need to go to a fancy French restaurant or summer on the coast of Maine to enjoy lobster at great prices. You can fresh lobster from online seafood markets

at great prices, with overnight delivery across the whole U.S. Usually prices are best during spring and summer.

First let’s look at how to choose a lobster. In future blogs we’ll explore how to cook it.

HOW TO CHOOSE A LIVE LOBSTER

When you visit your seafood market or order online, keep these points in mind:

1. If you in Homer’s position, choose a lively lobster, one whose tail curls under when taken from the tank.

2. If you are ordering from an online seafood market, choose a market that is known for quality products. You may select either whole lobsters or lobster tails. All are delicious and interchangeable in most recipes.

3. Lobsters must be purchase live or frozen or cooked. (Once a lobster dies, its powerful enzymes begin the process of decomposition.)

4. As you consider sizes, lobster sizes begin at one pound (with shell). Some insist that the best lobsters are those that are between one and two pounds.

HOW TO STORE YOUR LOBSTER

You’ve probably seen the careful packaging for shipping lobsters. That’s because these luxury shellfish do require cool, damp conditions. Food experts explain the simple rules for making sure that you keep your lobster safe

to eat.

1. LIVE LOBSTER: Buy fresh lobsters live the same day you plan to cook it. While seafood markets and restaurants can keep them in special saltwater tanks, don’t try it at home. Put your lobster in the refrigerator (the vegetable bin is a handy choice!), then cover with a damp cloth. While a lobster can last up to 36 hours this way, it’s generally better to cook it sooner. In no circumstances should a live lobster be left at room temperature for more than 30 minutes. You’ll know your lobster was fine if its tail curls up during cooking.

2. COOKED LOBSTER: Once cooked, lobster meat keeps for two days in the refrigerator. Remove from shell and store in airtight container. (Not that it actually lasts that long in my house!)

3. FREEZING LOBSTER: It keeps longer if frozen. Remove the lobster meat from the shell and put in a freezer bag, removing as much of the air as possible. Even better, add a brine of one tablespoon of salt dissolved in one cup of water, and add that to the freezer bag or container. For best results, use within one month.

It’s as simple as that to have the great taste of lobster right at home. So buy fresh lobster

today and enjoy! Coming soon: basic and new recipes for lobster and other shellfish.

All About: Smoked Seafood

Smoked fish is somewhat of an exotic treat nowadays - which is a 180 degree turnaround from what life was like for our cave-dwelling ancestors! Before we learn to harness the power of moving electrons to circulate chemically-cooled air in a refrigerator, we simply smoked our'seafood order', straight after we caught it from the ocean. Today we check out some basics about smoked fish, and perhaps get your tastebuds tingling a little …

An introduction to smoking methods

No, we aren’t encouraging you to do anything that might increase your risk of lung cancer… only your risk of becoming addicted to a new favorite dinner! Everybody has their own special and preferred smoking method, but most adhere to some common principles:

• The fish is treated with salt - either a concentrated brine or a surface coating of dry salt. In the salting process (which will take only a few minutes for smaller fish, but many hours for big fish), the salt draws most of the moisture out of the fish and in turns a little salt leaches in.
• The salt's antibacterial properties, added to the fact that there is less moisture for bacteria to survive in, make the smoked fish safer to eat without refrigeration.
• A second cure is done, both to draw more moisture out and to add different flavors. Sugar, spices, herbs, rum and whiskey are all popular curing agents
• The fish is hung to air dry in a cool breezy spot (which is as likely today to be inside as outside).
• It is taken down after a tacky coating known as a pellicle has formed - the coating helps seal in moisture, prevent fast rising to the surface and spoiling, and also helps the smoke flavor adhere to the fish
• The fish is either hot smoked (where it is also cooked) or cold-smoked (like lox)

Best fish for smoking

Usually big deepwater fish are the ones that are smoked. The following are all popular:

• Salmon
• Tuna
• Trout
• Sablefish
• Sturgeon
• Bluefish

Should I smoke my own fish or buy pre-smoked fish?

The advantages and disadvantages of buying pre-smoked fish are much the same as buying anything in ready-made form. You'll need to consider that:

• Readymade is much faster and easier
• It also means that you don't waste time and fish in 'learning' the smoking process
• But it is less personalizable
• And sometimes pre-smoked fish costs a little more

Cooking Guide for Perfect Crab Legs

There's nothing better than in-season crab legs … especially when they're the big, meaty king crab kind! Fresh frozen king crab legs are delicious, and you can do so much more with them than cooked frozen legs which have to be handled delicately so they don't become tough and chewy. If you've snagged some delicious fresh frozen king crab legs, here are some tips for cooking them!

Quantities

If you’re buying your crab legs (or any other fresh fish in your seafood order), you'll need around 8 ounces for an entrée-sized serving, and up to a pound for full adult-sized servings.

Defrosting tips

Don't defrost your king crab legs in the microwave - microwaves often have 'hot and cold spots' that mean you'll end up with little cooked, chewy bits on your crab legs. Defrost them in the refrigerator for 8 hours. If you take them out of the freezer before you go to work, they'll certainly be ready in time to cook when you get home.

Cooking styles for king crab legs

Cooking seafood can be tricky at the best of times! Here's how to ensure your king crab legs are delicious by whatever cooking method you favour:

• To steam crab legs: Bring a pan of water to the boil with some salt in it; pop your crab legs in and set a timer. If your crab legs are fresh frozen, allow them to steam for 12-15 minutes, or until they are warmed through and starting to become aromatic.
• To boil crab legs: Bring your water to a boil first, then drop the crab legs in. Don't leave the water boiling - let them simmer for around 15 minutes, depending on the size of the legs.
• To bake crab legs: Crack the crab legs and brush them with a mixture of butter, lemon juice and a seasoning of your choice, then bake in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes.
• To microwave crab legs: Note - this is only recommended if you have purchased pre-cooked frozen crab legs. Fresh legs can cook unevenly, as we mentioned earlier.

Get To Know Your Lobsters

I remember the beginning of my love affair with lobster. My grandmother took me out to a San Francisco restaurant all by myself and said I could order anything I wanted. So I asked for lobster! When the waiter set the blazing orange crustacean before me, I just gaped. The waiter astutely offered discreet help in cracking it open for me. Simple boiled lobster with clarified butter—I was hooked!

Since then I’ve discovered that in addition to the well-known Maine variety, there are other sweet, succulent lobsters to enjoy, be they boiled broiled, sauced, souped, or in salad. Basically they fall into two main types, the clawed lobsters (like those from Maine and thereabouts) and the spiny lobsters.

Two different species of clawed lobsters can be found, the American and the European. While overall size is similar, the European lobsters are usually darker and with smaller claws. Their American cousins are found in the cold waters of the North Atlantic Coast from Newfoundland and allegedly as far south as North Carolina. They head for deeper waters in fall and shallower in spring. Their camouflage greenish black shells turn a characteristic bright orange when boiled.

While they may be called “Maine lobsters” in sea food markets and restaurants, I’ve eaten many caught right of the coast of New Hampshire, where I vacationed for several summers, and Cape Cod folks do the same! You get more meat with the clawed lobsters, which is a plus. You can buy the lobster whole, one-clawed (you’ll have to guess what happened to the second claw), just tail, or just claws.

Scientifically speaking, these are not “true” lobsters, nor even closely related to them, and are called “crayfish” in some countries. These denizens of warmer waters can be identified by their very large antenna, lack of claws, and a harder shell.

The spiny lobsters are found in Caribbean waters and off the coast of California as far north as Santa Barbara, as well as in New Zealand and South Africa. They have gained particular fame as the famous “Australian lobster.” They are the most important food export of the Bahamas. Whole, they weigh about two pounds, and the meat is found just in the tail. Gastronomically speaking, they are delicious and tender!

If you want to buy a whole live lobster in the US, you are likely to find the Maine and California lobsters the most easily available when placing a seafood order. You can buy frozen and fresh lobster tails, often called “Australian,” all year long.

The great thing is that they all work just fine in most any of your favorite lobster recipes, from chowder to lobster Newburg. Bon appétit!

Get Cheeky for the Halibut!

Everyone loves halibut -- that firm, white, mild fish that gives the chef great option as it can be grilled or baked, smothered in tasty sauces. But did you know that the most  succulent part of the Pacific halibut is the CHEEK?

That’s right, the cheek. Have you ever seen the head of a halibut? If you have, was it probably an adult, whose developmental pattern is rather incredible. At birth they have one eye one each side of the head and swim rather like a salmon. But when they reach six months, one of those eyes migrates to the other side, and they take on a flounder appearance.

Among flat fish, halibut is truly king, averaging some 24 to 30 pounds (and one monster halibut was recorded at a whopping 734 pounds). You can appreciate why these are favorites of sport fishing!

But I digress. Each halibut also has two cheeks, and this explains why halibut cheeks might at times seem a bit pricey compared to halibut fillets (which are just a wee bit less succulent). Sometimes you may have difficulty finding any, after all, cheeks are only two to a face! If you’ve ever seen these medallions from an Alaska halibut, you might think they were giant scallops. And indeed you can use them like scallops. Popular ways to fix them include sautéing, grilling or baking.

I love to buy fish and seafood, and the season for fresh halibut cheeks is now upon us (March – November). My own philosophy for these tender, savory morsels is that “less is more.” I just toss them in some seasoned flour and sauté them in a 2:1 mix of EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) and unsalted butter until lightly golden (just takes a few minutes). I squeeze a bit of fresh lemon over it, and sprinkle some capers and fresh ground pepper. With a leafy salad, or perhaps tender asparagus sprigs, and some orzo or rice, I’ve got a five-star meal in my own kitchen with a minimum of time investment and one simple seafood order.

halibut fillets and cheeks, I guess you could say that I am hooked!

When it comes to Pacific

seafood market, real or virtual, keep in mind that the respected environmental organization Seafood Watch has the Atlantic halibut on its “Avoid list,” and the wild-caught Pacific or Alaskan salmon on its “best choice list.” California halibut from hook-and-line and bottom trawl are on their “good” list. So make your choice—and bon appétit!

Note: When you are at the

Savory Smoked Salmon Entree Recipes

Everyone loves salmon these days for its taste and health benefits. It’s amazing how many folks who love fresh salmon have yet to try smoked salmon or think it is just for special occasions or for adding those valuable Omega-3s to the diet. This tasty fish from the Pacific Northwest can add pizzazz to your dinner any night of the week!

If you are as busy as I am, you’ll appreciate these easy ways to use that smoked salmon and dine like royalty while spending less than 20 minutes in preparing these three great entrees.

• SMOKED SALMON PIZZA WITH DILL CREAM SAUCE. (with thanks to Wolfgang Puck!) Brush a quality pre-pizza round with olive oil. Scatter sliced onion over top. Bake 6 – 8 minutes at 500°F until golden brown. While pizza cooks, make Dill Cream by mixing 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill, 1 tablespoon chopped red onion, and 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice. Cool pizza for 5 minutes and spread it over the surface to within an inch of the edge. Cover the entire top with 6 ounces of thinly sliced salmon. Makes 6 servings.

• ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH SMOKED SALMON AND CAPERS. Cook angel hair pasta as per package instructions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, sauté onion in olive oil over medium-high heat until translucent. Add ¼ pound of chopped, smoked salmon; continue cooking until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add one cup of heavy cream and 3 tablespoons of capers. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Add cooked pasta and toss to coat, adding one or two spoonfuls of pasta cooking water to thin if needed. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Serves 4.

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• BAKED POTATO WITH SMOKED SALMON AND SOUR CREAM. Bake your potato in the oven or microwave it. Place on your dinner plate; slice it in half the usual long way. Top it with sour cream and mounds of chopped smoked salmon. Add a dash of fresh lemon juice. Garnish with a touch of finely chopped fennel bulb and a dill sprig. Each person can make it their very own! One potato & one ounce of salmon per serving.

Tip: When you purchase your smoked seafood from a small family-owned seafood market, you are more likely to get that artisan smoked quality. In addition to filets, we usually have some canned smoked salmon on hand at home. We have discovered endless ways to add its distinctive flavor to appetizers, bagels, pizza, pasta, and so on. I bet I can put salmon into every course from breakfast through dinner! Okay, I have not tried making my own smoked salmon ice cream yet, but hey, why not? I bet it would be the prettiest ice cream you ever saw!

Singing the Praises of California Abalone

The delicious taste of fresh seafood makes me want to sing—and apparently I am not the only one!

Fresh California seafood has inspired not only today’s chefs and home cooks, but it also motivated California poets and writers to pen lyrics. Over a century ago, one of my favorite California mollusks, the abalone, starred in a song composed by George Sterling and his friends (among them author Jack London), and published by none other than Carl Sandburg in The American Songbook.

Imagine this group of artistic buddies back in 1907, harvesting the abalone from the bay and then repairing to George’s Carmel home. There they would invent verses to “The Abalone Song” as they prepared a delicious feast of fresh abalone, pounding it to tenderize the sturdy flesh.

Oh, some drink rain, and some champagne,
And whisky by the pony,
But I will try a dash of rye,
And a hunk of abalone.

Some pretty decent seafood cooks have told me that abalone sounds too exotic or difficult. But if you’ve cooked shrimp or crab or clams, you’ll love adding abalone to your menu. Unlike George and Jack, you don’t need to go diving or even wading—just order in online from a reputable seafood market that has its own fleet. When you order exotic seafood such as abalone, you want to be sure you are getting the freshest possible seafood delivery -- and that means getting it direct from the boat that day. You're worth it!

Then follow these basic steps when your fresh cleaned whole abalone arrives:

1. Slice it into ¼” thin slices with a sharp chef’s knife the way you might a block of mozzarella.

2. Now trim the tough outer skin from each slice. (Some make this step one, but I think you lose more of the meat that way.)

3. The famous pounding. Some prefer to do it under fresh water, others between layers of plastic. Pound the slices until tender with a meat mallet and without tearing the flesh. Check before and after—you’ll feel the difference. It should be noticeably soft.

4. You now have tenderized “abalone steaks,” ready for your recipe!

For your first foray into the pleasures of abalone cooking, a good place to start with is pan-fried abalone steaks -- easy to get through seafood delivery.

It’s not likely there’ll be leftovers, so this final verse of the Abalone Song only applies to anyone who dares leave the plate of aromatic, succulent abalone on the counter while getting the wine out:

Oh some like ham and some like jam,

And some like macaroni

But our tom cat he lives on fat

And juicy abalone!

Know Fresh Seafood

Seafood is full of vitamins and minerals essential to brain and heart functions as well as other important areas of your body. Studies show that the increase of fish improves your concentration, brain activity and overall health. Giovanni’s fish market know the importance of vitamins in your health and your family’s health as well as the importance of delivery fresh seafood to all parts of the United States. This family owned fish market has been supply families and business with fresh seafood for years and know the advantages fresh seafood has as opposed to previously frozen processed seafood. Never waste your money on processed seafood again no matter what the occasion. With the dependable service of Giovanni’s seafood company you can have your seafood delivered fresh and to your front door within twenty four hours of placing your order no matter where in the United States you currently live. Enjoy fresh seafood in the middle of the desert when you become a regular customer of the family owned seafood market that has been supplying fresh seafood to all parts of the United States.

Choose from one of the largest seafood selections around with the lowest prices on line when you shop on line. You have a variety of king crab legs, fresh king salmon, Dungeness crabs, fresh halibut, ahi tuna, Alaskan halibut, varieties of smoked fish, tons of different shell fish and the list goes on. You will find only the best cuts of meat when you choose your fillets and the tastiest shellfish around. Not only do you get to choose from the best of seafood but you will enjoy menus, spices and wonderful wine suggestions. Imagine the sense of accomplishment you will experience when you pull together an amazing seafood dinner at the last minute for those important people in your life. Rather personal or business when cooking and serving seafood why settle for anything less than the best?

You have access to comments and ideas from other customers, over night delivery in some cases, help planning menus for the seafood you choose as well as wonderful menu ideas and side dishes to complete your seafood main course. Indulge in the endless ideas of seasons and wines to compliment your dinners or appetizers. When putting together a last minute celebration where seafood is the main attraction take comfort in the fact that you are purchasing top quality seafood at the lowest prices around with the ability to have your selections delivered to your doorstep within the next twenty four hours from the company that specializes in top quality seafood and supplies.

Hello, Fresh Fish!

No matter where in the United States you live, you can now enjoy access to fresh seafood whenever you want. Not only have access to fresh seafood, but you can have it shipped fresh to your door within 24 hours after you place your order -- and for a very affordable price! You have access to wonderful recipes, wine suggestions to accompany the seafood you order, a suggestion for a delicious menu, and sauces as well as seasonings, access to comments from the others who experience this seafood heaven online.

Trust the wonderful and experienced online assistance brought to you by a fresh seafood market that has made it a family obligation to offer you fresh seafood for years. Become a part of the thousands of individuals throughout America that experience fresh seafood, mouthwatering sauces and marinades, wonderful menu assistance, and support from a group of people with amazing ideas. The company you have the ability to shop with take pride in supplying your seafood needs with only the best cuts of fish and top of the line shellfish and seafood products. Along with all this you also are working with people who have the experience and knowledge to that it takes to know good seafood. You are sure to enjoy the experiences you have with the wide selection of fresh seafood and many other products. For all your seafood needs and ideas there is no need to look any further than your own computer even if you live in the middle of the map.

Say goodbye to frozen or processed seafood and say hello to fresh seafood delivered to your door. You will enjoy shopping for all your seafood needs online while taking advantage of the wonderful ideas and sauces that will complement your meal. With the convenience of having your order shipped directly to your front door fresh every night can be a seafood night. Take comfort in the fact that the family owned business you are ordering your seafood needs through know the ins and outs of seafood. Whether you are catering an event or simply planning dinner for your family dinners they will be a success with the online assistance of a company who knows seafood.

5 Delicious Ways to Cook Fish

Fish is a basis for many healthy and delicious dishes, and is versatile, appearing in everything from northern European dishes to spicy Asian cuisine. You can find plenty of fish recipes online (and we have featured a few ourselves!), but today we are actually looking at some of the base cooking methods for your seafood order, and how they affect the fish and interact with your body.

1. Baking fish

As a general rule, a good method for baking fish is to put shallow cuts along the top of a whole fish, pop it in a greased dish and cover it with foil to prevent drying out. Flavor it with your herbs and oil, and almost all fish taste delicious with salt added. Fish should be basted frequently when they are baked to prevent drying out, or the bottom part going soggy. Flip them over if you prefer.

2. Shallow frying

If you are cooking a whole fish, or even a thick fillet, you'll need to dry and flour the fish first. Put a small amount of oil or butter in the pan, and fry at medium heat. Have the heat too low and the fish will turn out soggy; put it up too high and the middle won’t cook.

3. Barbecuing

Barbecuing is a favorite cooking technique for fish - if you have a wood barbecue, the smoky flavor is delicious with so many species that you can get on a seafood order. You should dry the skin and cavity before cooking, and make diagonal cuts as you would if you were baking the fish. Put a little olive oil inside the whole fish, and cook fully on one side before you flip it over to the other side.

4. Poaching

This is a very healthy method for cooking your seafood order, though it is not suitable for varieties with flaky flesh. Cook the fish in stock rather than water, and make sure you put the fish in when it is cold, rather than when hot -- this helps it cook through.

5. Steaming

Steaming is a good cooking method if you don’t like strongly flavored food, or if you have a very rich or creamy sauce to go with your fish. It is healthy, but not always flavorful. Put the fish is a wire basket over gently simmering water, and cover it up to steam-cook.

5 Coolest February Seafood Order Specials

We are starting to lose a lot of the winter chill in the air … and as the temperature rises, the summery taste of seafood fills our minds! Luckilyonline seafood shops are getting just as excited as we are. We've been looking through our favorite suppliers to find some of the hottest February specials, for the lukewarm weather!

Tsar Nicoulai Estate Osetra caviar, 1 ounce jar -- $70

This Califonria sturgeon roe is full-flavored, with a walnut undertone. Valentine's Day is coming up … if she doesn’t eat chocolate, caviar is an excellent choice. Especially at this price!

Seafood Zuppa Sauce, $7.99 per tub

This sauce tastes just like the name sounds! It is made from a combination of tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and Italian herbs. If there are only two of your eating, this sauce will usually be enough for more than one or two meals -- great value, and so easy.

Sablefish (Black Cod Fillet), $9.99 per pound

Black cod is also known as butterfish because of its amazing melt-in-your-mouth texture. We are finding lots of online seafood stores giving their customers the opportunity to try the fish at awesome prices this month!

Abalone Steaks "California Red" 1/2 LB (8 Steaks), $50

Drool … these California abalone steaks are crisp, sweet and mouthwatering. Another great Valentine's Day idea -- also good for Lent, coming up soon. This seafood order special comes with two polished abalone shells -- a very neat addition!

Colossal Sized Lobster Claws, $16.99 per pound

The claws are the most delicious, strongly flavored part of the lobster -- and these claws are super-sized! No spending hours cracking through shell for a tiny bit of meat here -- the claws weigh around half a pound each. $16.99 per pound is great price, for a stunning product.

5 More Delicious and Traditional Sauces for Your Seafood Order

Fish is such an easy dish to make -- the flavors of seafood are appreciated by just about everybody, and fresh, healthy fish is a stunning meal base on its own. Usually, there is little you need to do to prepare a striking seafood meal other than create a quick and easy sauce to go with it, steam some vegetables and pop some rice in the cooker. The sauce part is an easy way to be creative in the kitchen, and often one of the things that people most remember about the meal. Today we look at 5 more of our favorite sauces for your seafood order -- all guaranteed under 15 minutes cooking and prep time. Enjoy!

Piri Piri Sauce

Nandos has built an entire franchise on this one specific Portuguese flavor -- that's how enamored people are of it! Piri Piri is quite hot and very fragrant, somewhat like South Indian cooking, although a little tangier. Deep friend prawns or shrimp go beautifully with piri piri, which takes some of the greasiness out of the batter. It does seem to burn it out, rather than simply hide it, though! Not for kids.

Lebanese Tarator Sauce

Fish and mayonnaise-type sauces have been paired together all over the world, with most cultures discovering the delicious flavor combination independently. The Lebanese version gets its striking Mediterranean flavor from the ground pine nuts and the olive oil. You can use this as a dipping sauce for crusty bread to be served alongside your online seafood order, as well.

Rouille Sauce

This French sauce combines traditional ingredients from several different cultures. Swordfish and sturgeon are wonderful with Rouille sauce, which turns out similar to a mayonnaise, much like Lebanese Tarator does. The bread is a unique ingredient.

Vietnamese Dipping Sauce for Fish

Vietnam is hot, sticky and humid, so traditional Vietnamese dishes never feel heavy, but are always filled with flavor. Fresh is best when you are shopping for the ingredients for this dish -- look for fresh limes and fresh chillies, rather than bottled juice or dried chilli flakes.

Parsley Sauce

A delicate sauce for delicate flavored seafood order -- flounder, John Dory, crappie and walleye are delicious with parsley sauce. Oily species such as mackerel and salmon tend to drown out the flavor of the sauce. It can take just a little over 15 minutes to prepare -- but since you can keep this in the fridge for a couple of days (and then it take no time at all to prepare), we figure that it evens out!

5 Coolest January Seafood Order Specials

There's no better way to bring a little of the feeling of summer into the depths of winter than with seafood! Even if your budget is not just stretched, but completely busted into pieces, there are still quite a few awesome seafood specials to be had if you shop online. We've gone searching for some of the best online seafood deals, and found 5 hot bargains. Enjoy -- but enjoy quickly!

Lobster Ravioli - $24.99 for 2-person serving

What restaurant will you eat lobster at for less than $70 … per person? That's right -- online seafood is much more competitively priced, plus you get to cook it exactly how you like. These lobster ravioli promise chunks of real lobster, not just the flavor mixed with filler. A pound package is plenty for two people, and could also serve a family of two adults and two kids. Blue crab and shrimp ravioli is available at the same price … mmm!

Cape Cod Clam Chowder, $7.99 per 12 ounce tub

Clam chowder is deliciously warming in winter, especially with a big plate of crusty bread and a glass of white wine. The Cape Cod line is well known across the U.S. for wonderful quality and a logistics process that assures amazing freshness -- one of the most respected online seafood brands.

Crab Legs, $17.99 per pound

What a deal! Crab legs can make a heap of delicious summery dishes -- cook them well, and it's up to you what you do with them after that. These particular crab legs are very thick -- great meat-to-shell ratio. King crab is one of the best eating species -- this is one of the best prices!

Swordfish Steaks, $12.99 per pound

Swordfish is rich, firm, succulent and best of all, a very sustainable species to fish. Lemon juice and garlic are favorites with swordfish steaks, as with plenty of other species of fish -- but add a little soy sauce and white wine, marinate and barbeque, and you have a divine dish on your plate.

3 Favorite Greenlip Mussels Recipes

Greenlip mussels are one of the most highly prized varieties of the seafood, for their spectacular flavor and freshness. They come from some of the world's coldest and freshest waters, being endemic to New Zealand. Greenlip mussels contain five different kinds of omega-3 fatty acids, which mean that you can eat something delicious that is also extremely healthy by popping them on top of your next seafood delivery order! They usually come smoked from your online fresh fish store, so are incredibly quick and easy to prepare. Today we’re looking at some of our favorite ways to incorporate them in recipes.

Baked Greenlip Mussels

This recipe calls for around 50 greenlip mussels -- but you can easily calculate different quantity proportions of the other ingredients to match the number of greenlip mussels in your seafood delivery. The greenlip mussels are simply baked, and have a sauce of shallots, anchovies, diced/blanched tomatoes, garlic, chilli and lemon zest topping them. They are baked with a gorgeous herb crust, utilizing fresh herbs and fresh breadcrumbs. The recipe is divine … a credit to good seafood!

Mussels with Leeks, Saffron and Cream

A simple and sweet recipe with a touch of exoticism. In many cases, the Greenlip mussels seafood delivery is not the most expensive part of the dish -- getting genuine saffron threads is! The whipping cream, white wine, and leeks all dance their flavors around the beautiful greenlip mussels. None of the mussel juices that are extracted during cooking are wasted, they go right back into the dish for added flavor. You'll need a Dutch oven.

Greenlip mussels in Thai coconut milk

This recipe is much simpler than it tastes -- it's actually very easy to prepare. Everyone loves mussels (indeed, anything from your freshseafood delivery!) with garlic, and there is plenty in this recipe. Chilis, another popular accompaniment, are included, but it is the lemongrass, coconut milk and coriander which give this dish its unique Asian flavor. You can add a splash of bourbon if desired also!

Matching a Wine with Your Seafood Delivery

Fish and wine are two of the finer things in life … but matching the wrong wine with your fish can spoil the taste of both! If you have an enormous, mouth-watering seafood delivery just waiting to be seared, spiced and served, we have the perfect accompaniment for your perfect meal.

1. Champagne and Sparklers

Anything light and with a little bit of fizz will cut well through the oiliness of deep fried fish. Beer might not work well with tempura or beer-battered seafood deliveries, but champagne, prosecco and cava certainly does. They are also a delight with caviar.

2. Chardonnay and Viognier -- Fuller Whites

Oaky chardonnay actually works quite well with fish meats like crab and raw oysters as well as lobster. A full-bodied wine should be paired up with a full-bodied dish -- plenty of cream and spices as well as a strongly flavored fish from your seafood delivery

3. Verdelho

Shellfish, clams, mussels and scallops are all beautiful when eaten alongside a Verdelho or albarino.

4. Sherry

Dry fino sherry is lovely with shrimp. The sherry is enormously dry and a little salty, and is a perfect match for the equally salty shrimp. It doesn’t really matter whether the shrimp seafood delivery has been sautéed, grilled stir-fried or steamed -- it is the flavour of the meat itself that pairs well with the sherry.

5. Pinot Noir and Grenache

Light red wines like Pinot Noir, sangiovese and Grenache (as well as chianti, the daughter of sangiovese), go well with fish that has a bit of color. Salmon, tuna, mackerel and swordfish are great with light reds (and you get a double antioxidant hit with the meal!).

6. Pinot Grigio, Sav Blanc and Chenin Blanc

These wines are simple, dry, crisp and not too overbearing, and so go well with plain grilled or seared lean white fish. Seafood deliveries of halibut, flounder, snapper and even oysters and raw clams are beautiful with the crisp whites. You can also use them as a contrast, not a complement, to striped bass, lobster or mussels which are oilier.

Why You Should Insist on King Salmon

Unless you're a seafood chef, or have worked for a seafood vendor, buying the best salmon for your table can be confusing. Because so many of you now buy seafood online, we wanted to let you know why you should insist on King Salmon every time you order.

We've noticed that some online seafood delivery services confuse their customers by pretending there's no difference between lesser species and the royalty of all salmon, the King. That's too bad, because until you've tasted the difference buying King Salmon makes, you're missing a stellar seafood experience.

Here are some facts about how types of salmon differ:

* King Salmon is the largest of all salmon species, with wild caught fish commonly weighing up to 45 pounds.

* Although they're all sold as "salmon," there are actually five different species of this fish sold in the U.S. They are: King Salmon (also called Chinook), Chum, Pink Salmon, Coho and Sockeye.

* King Salmon has the highest concentration of Omega 3 fatty acids, known to be important to heart health.

* You'll find other species of salmon are missing the rich, distinctive flavor that comes with King Salmon.

* No other type of salmon naturally offers the beautiful, deep red flesh that makes your seafood dishes so appetizing.

Now that we've settled the argument that King Salmon is superior, let's talk about why you should also insist on "wild caught" rather than "farm raised" King Salmon.

When you hear the words "farm raised," it may bring to mind a lovely, rural setting, but when you're talking about raising fish, it means crowded pens containing fish on a feeding program intended to quickly fatten them before they're sold.

Those feeding practices may include chemicals you wouldn't normally put into your body. Does that sound like the fish you want to see in your next seafood delivery? Of course not!

Smart seafood lovers look for the freshest, most natural fish possible. Whether you buy direct from your local seafood shop or, like many today, buy seafood online, wild caught King Salmon means you're serving fish that's the best for you.

So, let's review. What's the very best species of salmon to order from your online seafood delivery service? That's correct: you can't go wrong with wild caught King Salmon.

Once you've tasted this regal fish in fillets, steaks or patties, you'll wonder why you ever thought other kinds of salmon were acceptable. Get your recipes ready, and order the king of salmon the next time you start craving fish. It's absolutely a seafood delight fit for royalty.

Overnight Seafood Delivery -- The Hostess' Secret Weapon!

Ever wanted to hold a party and impress your guests with all sorts of fabulous, fresh seafood? You may think that's impossible unless you live near the coast, but thanks to today's lightning fast shipping methods, overnight seafood delivery is the hostess' secret weapon. Imagine the menu you could serve, even in a landlocked state, built around the best in fresh seafood. Perhaps fresh halibut verde, Dungeness crab bisque or pan-seared abalone ravioli sound like something you've dreamed of serving.

Because hosts can now buy seafood online, dinner parties far from the sea are blessed with the same succulent, just-caught taste as their coastal counterparts. No more buying ho-hum seafood that's been lingering around the grocery store! Fish received in an overnight seafood delivery will astonish your guests and make your dinner parties very popular.

Today's smart host or hostess has made friends with a premium seafood shop online. They know there's no comparison between the richness of fresh fish flavor and the bland substitute lying frozen in the freezer case. They've learned it's worth the shipping cost for overnight seafood delivery, because their families and friends keep asking why their seafood tastes so much fresher. Whether they're cooking salmon outdoors on the grill or dishing up shrimp coconut, they know the seafood they're serving will keep their guests coming back for more.

When you're ready to join the ranks of those who've learned the secret of overnight seafood delivery, simply turn to the Internet. Your first step is to buy seafood online from a premium shop that stocks the best in fresh fish. The next step is asking for overnight seafood delivery, so that the fish you serve was caught only hours earlier.

Once you receive your first shipment of fresh seafood, you'll wonder why you waited so long. From sea bass to monk fish, these fresh, new flavors will have you digging through your cookbooks for inventive new delights to serve your guests.

Why wait? Plan your party and then buy seafood online that fits the menu you've always dreamed of serving. It's time you learned why overnight seafood delivery is the happy hostess' secret weapon!

The Joys of a Full-Service Online Seafood Shop

When you start adding seafood to your diet, it's great to find an online seafood shop that caters to your tastes. But finding a seafood vendor that carries your favoritelobster, ahi or King Crab is only part of the story. There are unique joys in store once you find a full-service online seafood shop.

A full-service fish market is one that considers how the customer will use the seafood once it reaches her home. Does she know how to prepare it? Does she have recipes for fish, or will that succulent halibut wind up tough and overcooked? A great online seafood shop takes steps to offer the products, services and information the seafood lover needs to have a great culinary experience, every time. They'll feature recipes for everything from Dungeness Crab Bisque to Salmon with Strawberry Salsa.

And they understand that not every local store stocks the ingredients to make your salmon sing! That's why they offer a full line of sauces and spices to compliment your fish. The truly great full-service online seafood shops even make their own delicacies to delight their customers. Specialties like homemade tartar sauce and lobster ravioli line their online shelves.

To ensure your seafood experience is superior, they'll suggest utensils such as cedar grilling planks for preparing the perfect salmon. Whether razor-sharp oyster knives or lobster crackers, they know what it takes to prepare and eat seafood easily.

Here's one more way the best of full-service seafood shops cater to their customers: they feature the perfect wines to compliment the succulent seafood they provide. Local wines from your online fish market's region make a wonderful addition to your table.

Now doesn't that sound like a fabulous way to buy seafood? Why settle for frozen planks of fish bought from a sterile supermarket setting, when you can form a life-long relationship with a top-of-the-line full-service online seafood vendor? Look for a seafood market that supplies more than a selection of sushi grade tuna. Insist on the best and you'll soon be savoring the seafood experience.

Top Five Picks for Fresh Fish Lovers

Do you love fresh fish? Are you ready to branch out to new varieties? Maybe you've savored salmon for years, but have never tried halibut or ahi. Here's a guide to five of the top fish chosen by people who visit our online seafood shop. Browse our list and then start planning to add new fish to your menu this week.

Salmon: If you've never tasted King Salmon from British Columbia, prepare to have your taste buds overwhelmed! Many salmon lovers don't realize that the farmed Atlantic Salmon they can buy inexpensively pales by comparison to the King. This Omega-3 rich variety can be prepared so many different ways that you'll be serving salmon often!

Halibut: This fish hails from northern waters, and it's become extremely popular in homes and restaurants around the globe. The firm texture makes it easy to adapt to a wide variety of recipes. Because of its mild taste, halibut is a great pick for diners introducing fish into their diets.

Tuna Varieties: Ahi (yellowfin) and Albacore Tuna are favorite choices among those who've learned tuna doesn't always come in a can! Ahi, a sushi grade tuna, is most often used for sashimi, but it also makes a great grilling fish. Albacore Tuna is premium grade "white meat" tuna and can be used for grilling, baking or in sushi.

Pacific Red Snapper: This warm-water fish is well-known on restaurant menus, especially along the Gulf Coast. Cajun recipes often call for snapper, and you can also braise it, fry it or stuff it with shrimp before baking it. No matter which way you prepare snapper, you're going to love its distinctive flavor.

Sole: This scrumptious, flaky fish has been popular among U.S. diners for decades. There are several varieties of sole being sold, two of the most-loved being Petrale and Sand Dabs. You can easily find Chinese, Italian, Vietnamese or French recipes featuring sole. No matter which cuisine you prefer, discovering the subtle flavor of sole will make you a fish lover for life!

Today's online seafood shops and speedy shipping make discovering new fish varieties a snap. Start a whole new trend in healthy, flavorful eating for the people you love. Introduce your friends and family to a different type of fish each week. You can even exchange favorite fish recipes to keep the flavor trend rolling. Once you do, you're going to find there's a world of delicious dining experiences waiting.