Canned fish or seafood is ready when you are. It’s a convenient alternative to fast food, and it’s generally lean, healthful and convenient. Many tins are also interchangeable, so you can substitute what you have on hand, something you can’t do with fresh seafood.
The 200 Best Canned Fish & Seafood Recipes Cookbook features recipes that utilize canned salmon, tuna, shrimp, crab, lobster, oysters and more! If you are a fish and seafood lover, this cookbook would make an excellent addition to your cookbook collection. ISBN: 978-0-7788-0415-4 and the cookbook is being released for purchase on September 31st, 2012. You can buy it from Robert Rose.
The cookbook includes traditional and updated recipes, new creations & canned twists on classic fish dishes. The recipes feature canned seafood that can be found in almost all supermarkets across America.
The key to cooking with canned seafood is that it has to be treated as a different species from fresh fish, it’s flavors & textures are different. These delicious and creative recipes work with these differences and elevate canned seafood to something sublime.
Here is a sampling of the 200 recipes in this cookbook:
* Old-Fashioned Tuna Noodle Casserole
* Vintage Salmon Salad
* Salmon Cheese Balls
* Seafood Summer Rolls
* Clam, Bacon & Chive Dip
* Shrimp & Sausage Gumbo
* Tuna, Egg & Fresh Bean Salad
* Little Italy Tuna Melts
* Crab Cakes
* Deviled Crab
* and many, many more!
I decided to make their recipe called Deviled Eggs with Tuna because my family loves deviled eggs but I have never used tuna in my recipe before. The recipe in the book is really simple and it only took a little bit of time to prepare (plus, I had all ingredients on-hand). Later that evening, I served these Deviled Eggs to my family as an after-dinner snack. They were a little skeptical about having the tuna in the recipe but after just one quick taste-test, they were hooked!
I love that the recipes in the book are all laid out nicely and almost all of them use ingredients that you can readily find in any grocery store. Most recipes even come with a few quick & easy preparation tips which is also nice too! The only drawback to the cookbook is that there is not a lot of color photos of the finished recipe dishes. I like cookbooks that are LOADED with color photos and this book does have some, but not many. Other than that, I LOVE this cookbook and look forward to trying out several recipes from it over the coming weeks!
About the Author: Susan Sampson is an award-winning newspaper columnist and former food editor of The Toronto Star, the largest daily newspaper in Canada. Besides keeping on top of food news, she tests and develops recipes, tests kitchen products and reviews cookbooks. Susan lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Disclaimer: Shelly has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Thanks!
