This simple, hearty recipe for cornmeal crusted rockfish is from Member Experience Specialist Matt Robinson, who shared this recipe with the team as an homage to his grandmother. Every time Matt makes this recipe, he remembers her sense of adventure, and her sense of justice.
“She always spoke up when she witnessed disrespect towards anyone, especially children or marginalized communities,” he recalled. “She made her voice heard in spaces of her generation where men were typically the only ones speaking. I am very grateful that she passed this framework of social justice onto her family.”
Matt distinctly remembers the first time his grandmother made him this special recipe for pan-fried fish. The family had been vacationing in the mountains of North Carolina, and after a full day fishing in the river, they were more than ready to enjoy a well-earned meal. Matt’s grandmother filleted all of the freshly-caught fish that they’d brought home with them. Then, before he knew it, she presented him with a plate of juicy, crispy, and perfectly spiced fish in a golden cornmeal crust.
Thanks, Matt, for sharing your grandmother’s legacy — and recipe! — with the WAC fish family.
