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...

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...

Baked Fish with Lemon Cream Sauce

Tender juicy baked fish with lemon cream sauce, all made in ONE baking dish in 15 minutes! The sauce is incredible - fresh, light yet creamy.

Fish with White Wine Sauce

An elegant, white wine sauce for fish that looks and tastes luxurious but is incredibly easy to make using a simple restaurant trick!

Pan-Seared Fish With Shiitake Mushrooms

A 20 minute meal of fresh fish in a lemon butter sauce with sauteed mushrooms.

Sole Meunière

This classic French preparation of fish in a lemony brown-butter sauce with parsley is quick, easy, and arguably one of the best ways to serve delicate fillets.

Salmon with Thyme and Three-Lemon Crème Fraîche

This salmon roasted with lemon and thyme can be served hot or room temperature with a simple sauce of crème fraîche, thyme, and lemon in three forms: zest, juice, and preserved.

Whole Roast Fish for 2 With Mushroom Pesto and Roasted Wild Mushrooms

This is an elegant meal for two, but not too elegant to make at home. A big sea bass or bream, stuffed with mushroom-truffle pesto, full of parsley and basil and pine nuts, and topped with crisp-broiled mushrooms. Who could resist that for dinner?

Whole Roasted Fish With Fresh Herbs and Lemon

Roasting fish whole is one of the easiest, most delicious ways to cook it. Cooked on the bone and in its skin, the meat remains more tender and juicy than fillets or steaks do.

Chinese Steamed Fish with Ginger Shallot Sauce

Chinese steamed fish topped with fresh ginger and shallots / scallions that is "cooked" when hot oil is poured over it. Simple and incredibly delicious!