Fresh Fish
Uncle Joe Burroughs’ Whole Fried Catfish Platter at the Roadhouse
Whitefish Po’ Boy at the Roadhouse
Limeade Swordfish at the Roadhouse
Fresh Whitefish at the Roadhouse
New Season Fried Smelt
Mussels with ‘Nduja at the Roadhouse
Sea Scallops at the Roadhouse
Fried Fish at the Roadhouse
Creole Potlikker Fish Stew: A Bowl of Something Really Good
Potlikker Fish Stew
This one’s on the menu at the Roadhouse so, although I’ve been making it at home, you could actually just go in there and order it for dinner as well. Either way, the dish starts with potlikker—the broth from the long cooking of greens (collards or whatever you’re using) with bacon. I buy mine from the Roadhouse but you can easily make your own by doing some long simmering at home. Take the greens out and serve them for dinner—save the potlikker for whatever you like. In the moment, we’ll say for this very fine fish stew.
Sourcing Superior Seafood
I cook a lot of fish, a) because I like it and b) when one starts with superior seafood, it’s simple and easy and a really great way to make a pretty special meal without spending more than a few minutes cooking. So, with that in mind, fresh fish is what I have for dinner two, three, four times a week. While my childhood fish fascination has stayed strong, I’ve expanded my range of favorites a lot. Lake fish is great, but there are oceans full of other options that my family never really accessed. The main characters in my fish cooking these days are mackerel and bluefish, with a recent big role for branzino (really great stuff from the Mediterranean if you haven’t yet had it). Sometimes though I cook trout, char, whitefish, hake, cod or catfish. I’m big on good scallops, oysters, and clams as well. And when I don’t go with fresh, I’m often enjoying really good tinned stuff—tuna, sardines, and anchovies.
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