Whole Grilled Fish With Olive-Tomato Compote

Grilling may be one of my favorite ways to cook a whole fish—the intense direct heat does wonders for the skin, crisping it up while the coals below impart a delicious flavor to the fish itself. Granted, it's not quite as easy as just tossing a whole fish in the oven, but a few key steps will guarantee it comes out perfect every time.

Whole Grilled Fish Tacos

Grilling fish fillets is tricky business: there's the inevitable sticking issue, plus it's hard to nail doneness. Instead, try grilling that fish whole—and put it to work in some tacos.

Butter-Basted Sous Vide Halibut

Halibut cooks more like a thick steak: well-browned on the outside with a juicy, tender center. Cooking sous vide can help you nail that medium-rare center every time.

Roasted Trout with Smoked Salt and Fresh Woody Herbs

One of my favorite ways to eat whole fish is to dress it simply in salt and olive oil, and stuff it with whole twigs of rosemary and thyme. Then I either broil it in the oven, or char it...

Simple Grilled Halibut

A perfectly grilled piece of seafood can be a glorious thing—light and fresh, with a delicious simplicity. This basic halibut recipe incorporates all our best tips for getting grilled fish fillets right.

River Cottage's Grilled Trout with Fennel

In The River Cottage Fish Book, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Nick Fisher offer a slight variation on the standard stuff-the-trout-with-herbs-and-grill-it method. Instead of picking soft, delicate herbs, they call for overgrown, wild fennel. Then, they not only place the floral, herbaceous plant into the fish cavity (with garlic and bay, of course), but also use the woodiest herbs as a kind of grate for cooking the fish. These woody stems smolder as the fish cooks, adding another layer of smok...

Whole Roasted Branzino With Tangerine-Fennel Vinaigrette

A vinaigrette can be used for far more than just salads—after all, it's a legit sauce, and should be thought of as such. Here, we spoon a tangerine and fennel vinaigrette on whole roasted fish to add a splash of light, bright flavor.

Dinner Tonight: Pan-Roasted Whole Fish with Olives

I turned to Mario Batali for this recipe from his book Molto Mario. The sauce is marvelous: black olives, capers, white, and lemon zest are spooned into the skillet after the fish gets a thorough searing over high heat. In the oven, it practically melts with the pan juices.

River Cottage's Roasted Whole Plaice with Cherry Tomatoes

Roasting whole fish has got to be one of the simplest ways to impress a table full of diners—throw in a fancy British fish name or two and you've got yourself a winner of a party. Plaice is one of the most common flatfishes eaten in Europe, and lucky for us, it and some of its more familiar neighbors are being fished in sustainable manners here across the pond.* In The River Cottage Fish Book, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Nick Fisher espouse the wonders of whole plaice, praising its subtle, s...

Salt-Baked Whole Fish With Fresh Herbs

How (and why) to roast a whole fish in a salt crust, resulting in a fish that's juicer than its plain whole-roasted counterpart.