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Monster Fish Sandwich Recipe

There’s nothing better than a fish sandwich made with fresh cod, and tartar sauce. When I bread fish I like to use panko crumbs- they provide an extra crunchy texture that make the sandwich extra tasty!

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Grilled Swordfish Recipe

Swordfish is a substantial, meaty fish. The flesh is slightly sweet, yet robust. Thai Peanut Sauce goes perfectly with this particular seafood dish.

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Chilean Sea Bass Recipe

Chilean sea bass is a naturally buttery fish with a soft, elegant texture. Arugula pesto is peppery, and provides a great flavor contrast for the fish. This is an easy recipe to prepare, just be careful not to over-cook your fish!

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Jumbo Sea Scallops Recipe

I’ve had a few requests for more scallop recipes- this particular dish is prepared with a buerre blanc sauce. Buerre blanc is a traditional French sauce and means “white butter-” it’s an emulsified sauce that usually contains butter, a wine reduction, and shallots.

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Seared Sea Scallops with Lemon

Scallops are sweet and delicate- they can easily be over-cooked, so be careful with your heat. The accompanying sauce is sweet, creamy and delicious.

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Panko Crusted Salmon Recipe

Salmon is my favorite dish- it’s easy to prepare and flavorful. This particular recipe has a great texture, and a fragrant accompanying herb sauce.

* Panko is a variety of breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine as a crunchy coating for fried, or sautéed foods.

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Salmon Salad

Salmon Salad

Do you like tuna salad? Well, salmon salad is even better. Whenever I fabricate salmon for grilling or pan-searing, I always have various parts left-over. I never throw this extra salmon away… it’s too valuable!

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Ceviche

Ceviche is a refreshing seafood dish that can be served any time of the day.

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Tomato Shrimp Soup

Tomato-Shrimp Soup with Fresh Basil

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Cibo, Pittsburgh, PA

Cibo, in Regent Square is the owned by Dino DeFlaviao. If you live in the east end, and don’t know who Dino is, you must not know the areas as well as you think. Prior to being Cibo, DeFlavio’s Pizza occupied the space that is now the new Italian restaurant. Cibo has only been open a few days, but so far the food has been received well by the East End crowd.

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