Down Home Cooking Simple and Hearty

Explore the great taste of down-home down east coast seafood using these unique tried and tested recipes. Explore fish cooking in keeping with age old traditions.

These are simple recipes that you can use to make hearty fish dishes to warm the hungry body and the soul. Try then with naturally grown fresh vegetables and homemade bread, butter and rolls. Your family will like them.


Being from Newfoundland myself I miss mom's fish cakes now that she has passed. I have to settle for my own, often using different types of fish and crab when I do not have salt fish.

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Here is another favorite yet simple recipe.

Newfoundland Style Baked Halibut

Ingredients:

4 thin slices salt pork
1 onion, sliced
2 lb halibut slices
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning or sage
1/2 cup buttered bread crumbs
paprika
lemon juice

Directions :

Lay salt pork in a casserole dish. Add thinly sliced onion to casserole dish. Lay slices of halibut over top of onions. Cover with buttered bread crumbs. Bake at 400 F for 40 minutes. Sprinkle with paprika and lemon juice before serving. (Serves 4)

Grilled Salmon Two Ways

We kept this pair of recipes simple. For option 1 you can add your favorite sauce to enhance the grilled salmon or garnish with just a wedge of lemon. Serve with roasted new potatoes and a simple salad.

Option 1

1 whole salmon fillet, about 1 kg (2 lb)
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Heat barbecue to medium. Oil grill to prevent sticking.

Directions Place fillet, skin side down, on barbecue. Close lid and let salmon cook through, 10 to 15 minutes. Place on a platter and serve.
Makes 4 servings.

Option 2

60 ml (4 tbsp) mayonnaise (full fat is best)
15 ml (1 tbsp) lemon juice
5 ml (1 tsp) salt
15 ml (1 tbsp) freshly ground pepper
1 whole salmon fillet, about 1 kg (2 lb) Heat barbecue to medium. Oil grill to prevent sticking.

Directions

In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Place fillet, skin side down, on a sheet of foil and evenly spread mayonnaise mixture over top. Tent some foil over salmon and place on barbecue. Grill for 10 to 15 minutes until fish is cooked through. Place on a platter and serve.
Makes 4 servings.

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Scallop Splendor

Ingredients:
1 – 1.5 lbs fresh scallops
¼ cup whipping cream
¼ cup homogenized milk
¼ cup + 2 tbsp butter
1 cup graham wafer crumbs
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper

Directions:
Grease an 8x8 inch pan. Pat each scallop with paper towel to dry. Place in single layer in pan. Mix cream and milk together. Melt butter, add crumbs, salt and pepper to the melted butter. Pour half of cream mixture over scallops. Sprinkle with crumb mixture. Pour rest of cream mixture over all. Bake at 375°F for 20 – 30 minutes.