GOOD HANDLING

How to Buy Fresh Fish at the Market

How To Freeze Fish Properly at Home

Japanese art of Ikejime fish killing explained

The art of dry-aging fish explained

Why and How to brine fish

How to Keep Fish as Fresh as Possible at Home

Fresh-Frozen fish handling

What does “Sashimi Grade” really mean?

How to prepare a Rockfish for dry-aging

FILLETING SKILLS

How to fillet a Rockfish - by fishmonger Hans Haveman

How to fillet a Lingcod

How to fillet a Sanddab

How to fillet a Rockfish - by chef Michael Cimarusti

How to fillet a Sole

How to fillet a Skate

COOKING GROUNDFISH WHOLE

How to cook a whole Rockfish

How to cook a whole Petrale Sole

GRILLING

How to grill Rockfish perfectly

How to butterfly grill a Rockfish

PAN-SEARING

Recipe: Roasted Black Cod w/ truffled pea sauce

Recipe: Ike-jime Black Cod with Truffles

Recipe: Western Bacon Rockfish Burger

Recipe: Seared Black Cod with Bene Seed Crust & Mushrooms on Arugula Pesto

Recipe: Pan-seared Black Cod with Olive Tapenade and grilled Broccoli

DEEP-FRYING

Recipe: Fried Lingcod Tacos with Sriracha Mayo

Recipe: Rockfish Fish & Chips

Recipe: Southern-fried Rockfish Po’Boy Sandwich

Recipe: Black Cod Collar Tenders

Recipe: Fried Dover Sole Sandwich

Recipe: Fried Rockfish & Grits

Recipe: Black Cod Collar BBQ “Wings”

OVEN-BAKING

Recipe: Baked Sole Brandade

SMOKING

Recipe: Smoked Black Cod Home Fries

Recipe: Smoked Black Cod 2 ways

CURING

How to make Gravlax with Sole

Recipe: Summer Rockfish Ceviche with Stone Fruit

PICKLING

Recipe: Rockfish Rollmops (cold pickled)

Recipe: Sole Escabeche (hot-pickled)

RAW CRUDO

What is a Crudo?

Rockfish Crudo with Baja Flavors

Rockfish Crudo with Thai Flavors

Rockfish Nigiri

Rockfish Crudo with Japanese Flavors

Rockfish and Sanddab Sashimi

MORE RECIPES

OUR GROUNDFISH FAVORITES

Positively Groundfish’s Ceviche of Petrale Sole/Pacific Dover Sole with Bloodorange Aguachile and Nori Puree (Copy)

Positively Groundfish's Miso Marinated Black Cod on Potato Espuma and Nori Puree (Copy)

Herbed Petrale Sole Rolls with Roasted Red Pepper Coulis (Copy)

Rockfish Tostada with Zesty Chervil Sauce (Copy)

Rockfish Tataki with Sesame Crust and Ginger Sesame Dressing (Copy)

Citrus-Cured Petrale/Dover Sole Gravlax with Whipped Cream Cheese (Copy)

Pacific Rockfish in Red Thai Curry Sauce (Copy)

Dover Sole Smorrebrod (Copy)

PNW-style Rockfish Crudo with Browned Butter Vinaigrette and Toasted Hazelnuts (Copy)

Pacific Dover Sole Brandade (Copy)

"So L.A." Pacific Rockfish Crudo with Avocado Mousse and Pickled Shallots (Copy)

Herbed Oil-poached Petrale Sole with Herb Relish (Copy)

Dover Sole Escabeche Lollipop with Saffron Aioli (Copy)

Petrale Sole in Miso Butter (Copy)

Positively Groundfish’s Ceviche of Petrale Sole/Pacific Dover Sole with Bloodorange Aguachile and Nori Puree (Copy)

Positively Groundfish's Miso Marinated Black Cod on Potato Espuma and Nori Puree (Copy)

Herbed Petrale Sole Rolls with Roasted Red Pepper Coulis (Copy)

Rockfish Tostada with Zesty Chervil Sauce (Copy)

Rockfish Tataki with Sesame Crust and Ginger Sesame Dressing (Copy)

Citrus-Cured Petrale/Dover Sole Gravlax with Whipped Cream Cheese (Copy)

Pacific Rockfish in Red Thai Curry Sauce (Copy)

Dover Sole Smorrebrod (Copy)

PNW-style Rockfish Crudo with Browned Butter Vinaigrette and Toasted Hazelnuts (Copy)

Pacific Dover Sole Brandade (Copy)

"So L.A." Pacific Rockfish Crudo with Avocado Mousse and Pickled Shallots (Copy)

Herbed Oil-poached Petrale Sole with Herb Relish (Copy)

Dover Sole Escabeche Lollipop with Saffron Aioli (Copy)

Petrale Sole in Miso Butter (Copy)

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SPECIES COOKING GUIDE

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Other great resources for groundfish recipes:

Rockfish Recipes

Renee Nicole’s KitchenGrilled Rockfish Tacos — Renee Nicole’s Kitchen
Grilled Rockfish Tacos

Renee Nicole’s KitchenPanko Crusted Oven Fried Rockfish — Renee Nicole’s Kitchen
Panko Crusted Oven Fried Rockfish

Sunset MagazineRoasted Rockfish with Artichokes, Citrus, and Lemon-Caper Browned Butter — Sunset Magazine
Roasted Rockfish with Artichokes, Citrus, and Lemon-Caper Browned Butter

Inspired TasteEasy Baked Rockfish in Parchment with Orange and Olives — Inspired Taste
Easy Baked Rockfish in Parchment with Orange and Olives

Pacific SeafoodRockfish Bouillabaisse — Pacific Seafood
Rockfish Bouillabaisse

Pacific SeafoodMexican-style Rockfish Ceviche — Pacific Seafood
Mexican-style Rockfish Ceviche

Real Good FishMediterranean Grilled Whole Rockfish — Real Good Fish
Mediterranean Grilled Whole Rockfish

Real Good FishRockfish Chowder — Real Good Fish
Rockfish Chowder

Sole Recipes

Pacific SeafoodPacific Dover Sole Roulade — Pacific Seafood
Pacific Dover Sole Roulade

The Mediterranean DishBaked Dover Sole Fillet, the Mediterranean Way — The Mediterranean Dish
Baked Dover Sole Fillet, the Mediterranean Way

Bon Appétit MagazinePetrale Sole with Lemon Shallot Brussel Sprouts — Bon Appétit Magazine
Petrale Sole with Lemon Shallot Brussel Sprouts

Simple RecipesSautéed Petrale Sole in Herb Butter Sauce — Simple Recipes
Sautéed Petrale Sole in Herb Butter Sauce

Lingcod Recipes

Karista BennettLingcod with Summer Spanish Salsa Verde — Karista Bennett
Lingcod with Summer Spanish Salsa Verde

Sous Vide WaysSous Vide Lingcod in Ginger and Garlic Broth Udon Soup — Sous Vide Ways
Sous Vide Lingcod in Ginger and Garlic Broth Udon Soup

Or Whatever You DoGrilled Lingcod — Or Whatever You Do
Grilled Lingcod

AllRecipes.comPan-Seared and Crusted Ling Cod — AllRecipes.com
Pan-Seared and Crusted Ling Cod

Black Cod/Sablefish Recipes

The KitchnNobu’s Miso-marinated Black Cod — The Kitchn
Nobu’s Miso-marinated Black Cod

GoopSmoked Sablefish on English Muffin — Goop
Smoked Sablefish on English Muffin

James Beard FoundationPoached Black Cod With Sausage-spiced Butter Sauce — James Beard Foundation
Poached Black Cod With Sausage-spiced Butter Sauce

Pacific SeafoodSriracha Honey Broiled Sablefish — Pacific Seafood
Sriracha Honey Broiled Sablefish