Fish Recipes from Around the World

Cook the coast at home: restaurant-worthy fish recipes with ingredients, timings, and techniques from Portugal, Japan, Thailand, and more.

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Charcoal-grilled Portuguese sardines with lemon and olive oil

Portuguese · Portugal

Portuguese Grilled Sardines (Sardinhas Assadas)

Summer on a plate — fatty Atlantic sardines grilled over charcoal, finished with lemon, salt, and good olive oil.

25 min4 servingsEasy

Miso-glazed black cod with lacquered glaze on a dark ceramic plate

Japanese · Japan

Japanese Miso-Glazed Black Cod

Silky black cod lacquered in sweet white miso — the iconic Japanese restaurant glaze you can make at home.

35 min4 servingsMedium

Whole Thai steamed fish with lime chilli garlic sauce and cilantro

Thai · Thailand

Thai Steamed Fish with Lime & Chilli (Pla Neung Manao)

A whole fish steamed until tender, then flooded with searing lime–chilli–garlic sauce — Bangkok’s cleanest seafood thrill.

35 min2–3 servingsMedium

Sole meunière with browned butter, lemon, and parsley

French · France

French Sole Meunière (Classic Paris Fish Recipe)

The Paris fish-restaurant classic — delicate sole finished in nutty brown butter, lemon, and parsley.

27 min2 servingsMedium

Whole Spanish grilled sea bass with lemon, garlic, and olive oil

Spanish · Spain

Spanish Grilled Sea Bass (Lubina a la Parrilla)

Mediterranean simplicity — whole sea bass blistered on the grill with olive oil, garlic, and lemon.

30 min2–3 servingsEasy

Pan-seared salmon fillet with crispy skin, lemon, and dill

American · United States

New England Pan-Seared Salmon with Lemon & Dill

Crispy skin, medium centre, lemon and dill — a clean New England weeknight salmon plate.

22 min4 servingsEasy

Whole Mexican grilled red snapper with citrus, chilli, and cilantro

Mexican · Mexico

Mexican Grilled Red Snapper (Huachinango a la Plancha)

Whole red snapper with citrus heat — the Cancun and Caribbean-Mexican grill classic.

40 min3–4 servingsMedium

Spanish gambas al ajillo sizzling in olive oil with garlic and chilli

Spanish · Spain

Spanish Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp Tapas)

A Madrid and Barcelona tapa classic — shrimp in screaming-hot garlic oil, finished in minutes.

18 min2 as a main / 4 as a tapa servingsEasy

French moules marinière in white wine broth with parsley and bread

French · France

French Moules Marinière (White Wine Mussels)

A French coastal classic — mussels opened in white wine, shallot, and parsley, served with fries or bread.

25 min2 generous / 3 light servingsEasy

Whole Gulf grilled hammour grouper with lemon and spices

Gulf / Middle Eastern · Saudi Arabia

Gulf Grilled Hammour (Whole Charcoal Grouper)

Red Sea and Gulf celebration fish — whole hammour over charcoal with lemon, garlic, and simple spice.

55 min4 servingsMedium

Charcoal-grilled Greek octopus with olive oil, oregano, and lemon

Greek · Greece

Greek Grilled Octopus (Octopodi sta Karvouna)

Mediterranean classic — octopus simmered until tender, then blistered over charcoal with lemon and oregano.

95 min4 as a meze / 2 as a main servingsMedium

Sicilian seared tuna steaks with lemon, capers, and oregano

Italian / Sicilian · Italy

Sicilian Seared Tuna with Lemon, Capers & Oregano

Fast Mediterranean tuna — hard sear, bright lemon-caper finish, dinner in under 20 minutes.

18 min2 servingsEasy