Rockfish is the perfect canvas for a variety of dishes with its nutty, robust flavor and incredibly flaky texture. It’s easy to cook and hard to mess up, which makes it perfect for any dish you can think up. It’s perfect for grilling, sauteing, or broiling and can be prepared up in no time at all.
It’s a delicious and rewarding journey to learning how to cook rockfish. To help savor the flake and flavor of this tasty fish, here are 5 of WAC’s favorite rockfish recipes to try out.
Pacific Rockfish with Buttery Cracker Crust
The key to this dish is crushed up crackers (any buttery kind that you like) which adds the perfect buttery crust that complements that nutty, savory taste of the pan-fried rockfish. A meuniere-inspired sauce with capers, lemon, and butter elevates the rich flavor of this dish even higher. It’s an impressive meal that takes no time at all to make.
Our recipe for Pacific Rockfish with Buttery Cracker Crust includes:
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Pacific rockfish
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Buttery crackers
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Capers
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Lemon juice
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Parsley
Baked Pacific Rockfish with Chili-Garlic Sauce
Using store-bought chili garlic sauce, you can take your rockfish to bold new heights on any weeknight. The simplicity of soy sauce, garlic, and cilantro gives the noodles and fish an injection of flavor.
Our recipe for Baked Pacific Rockfish with Chili-Garlic Sauce includes:
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Rockfish
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Store-bought chili garlic sauce
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Any type of dried Asian wheat noodle (lo mein, somen, even dried udon noodles)
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Garlic
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Scallions
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Soy sauce
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Cilantro
Rockfish Milanese with Golden Panko Crust
There is a comfort found in the distinct quality of anything prepared in a Milanese style, but using rockfish and panko breadcrumbs to create a perfect golden crust with a simple side of dressed arugula is taking it above and beyond. It only takes a few pantry essentials and 20 minutes to make this homey dish that is easily recreated on any night of the week when you need some extra comfort.
Our recipe for Rockfish Milanese with Golden Panko Crust includes:
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Rockfish
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Flour
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Egg
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Plain panko breadcrumbs
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Arugula
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Extra-virgin olive oil
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Lemon
Air Fryer Rockfish Tacos with Corn Salsa
Flaky, flavorful rockfish becomes a golden and crispy filling for this easy air fryer fish taco recipe. From start to finish, you can have a healthy taco dinner on the table in under 20 minutes. This recipe also includes an easy corn salsa and a smoky chipotle crema as toppings for the tacos. The corn salsa can be made with fresh, frozen, or canned corn — use what is available to you in your home kitchen.
Our recipe for Air Fryer Rockfish Tacos with Corn Salsa includes:
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Rockfish
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Corn
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Poblano pepper
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Shallot
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Feta
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Cilantro
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Lime
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Yogurt and sour cream
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Canned chipotle sauce
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Breadcrumbs
Coconut Curry with Poached Rockfish
Inspired by the cuisine of Goa, this saucy, tangy fish curry is rich with spices that infuses with the rockfish. It’s layer after layer of earthy spices like coriander, cumin and mustard seeds, tomatoes, and a creamy base of coconut milk. Over basmati rice, it’s a fish curry that’s full of rich and complex flavors that brings out the best in your rockfish.
Our recipe for Coconut Curry with Poached Rockfish includes:
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Rockfish
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Yellow mustard seeds
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Ground cumin, coriander, and turmeric
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Ginger and garlic
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Chili powder
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Diced tomatoes
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Coconut milk
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Sugar
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Basmati rice
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Cilantro
