March 4, 2015 — It’s a pretty constant refrain from those who study our diet: Eat more seafood, it’s good for you.
And for those who observe Lent, this is the time when meals based on seafood are de rigueur.
Seafood is a favorite restaurant dish, but not that many of us cook seafood at home.
Vicky Murphy of Inland Seafood says the industry has found that almost three-fourths of all seafood is eaten outside the home. “People shy away from cooking seafood at home because they overthink it,” she says.
“They’re concerned about choosing seafood, and because they’re used to cooking beef, pork and poultry, they overcook what they bring home. Seafood actually takes a fraction of the cooking time of those meats and can be easily cooked at home.”
Murphy has been creating and demonstrating seafood recipes for many years. One of her favorite “recipes” for the novice seafood cook who wants an impressive dinner party entree is to start with a side of salmon placed skin side down on large piece of foil on a baking sheet.
Read the full story from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution