12 Fish You Should Try Cooking Light Magazine touts these finfish as smart and delicious alternatives to less sustainable choices on the market. 1. Atlantic Pollock 2. Rainbow Trout 3. Rockfish aka saithe, Boston bluefish aka redband trout aka Pacific snapper, rock cod Cook Like: flounder, Pacific cod, Cook Like: red snapper, arctic char Cook Like: red snapper, sea bass halibut, haddock Medium-firm, white, flaky meat with Mild, lightly sweet flavor, delicate Medium-firm, flaky white fish. Flakes slightly higher fat content and more white or pink flesh. Cook skin-on to easily as it cooks, so it's not the best flavor than cod. Roast, broil, or sauté. keep the meat in one piece. Highly for grilling, but its delicate, lightly Bake fillets with herbed-breadcrumb versatile: Broil, roast, grill, smoke. nutty flavor comes through clearly topping. Sautéed trout with lemon, brown when steamed. Sauté or roast butter, and capers is classic. 4. Catfish 5. Monchong 6. Wahoo aka channel catfish aka pomfret aka ono Cook Like: halibut, tilapia, monkfish Cook Like: cod, red snapper Cook Like: swordfish, marlin, mahimahi Sweet and mild white meat with firm, Mild-flavored, pinkish flesh that turns Lean, white, firm flesh with large meaty texture that holds up well to flaky and white when cooked, with circular flakes. The flavor and texture bold seasonings and high-heat enough healthy fat to keep it moist. are similar to mild tuna like albacore. preparations like roasting, broiling, Roast, broil, grill, or sauté. Pair it with Grill, roast, pan-sear, broil, or poach. grilling, and pan-frying. Great in tacos Pacific Rim flavorings: pineapple and po' boys with a spicy rémoulade or mango salsa, red or green curry dressing. sauce, ginger-soy glaze 12 Fish You Should Try Cooking Light Magazine touts these finfish as smart and delicious alternatives to less sustainable choices on the market. 7. Red Drum 8. Herring 9. Albacore Tuna aka spotted bass, redfish aka brit Cook Like: red snapper, grouper, Cook Like: mackerel, sardine Cook Like: marlin, mahimahi, striped bass swordfish Mild, faintly sweet, firm flesh and Medium-firm, rich, bold-flavored "Most people only know albacore in its large flakes. Wild-caught U.S. Gulf flesh. A fish lover's fish. Its full flavor canned form," says seafood black drum is a good alternative. can handle strong seasonings, but it's sustainability guru Barton Seaver. "It's Tryblackened in a cast-iron pan with sublime when kept simple: Grill or very lean, with a bright, almost acidic Cajun spices. smoke the whole fish, seasoned with flavor that pairs very well with fruity lemon and fresh herbs. olive oil." He likes to poach albacore fillets in flavorful liquid to keep them succulent. 10.Pink Salmon 11.Dogfish 12. Acadian Redfish aka channel catfish aka pomfret aka ono Cook Like: trout, arctic char, flounder Cook Like: cod, grouper, monkfish Cook Like: red snapper, black sea bass, perch This boasts the leanest, lightest flavor "This has mild flavor and a snappy It yields thin fillets with firm skin. of all wild salmon varieties. "It's more bite and pleasant chew," says Seaver, Score the skin before cooking over akin to trout," Seaver says, "with a who likes to braise dogfish or batter it medium heat, and cook all the way small, medium-sweet flake that sets a up for fish and chips. It also holds up through on one side without flipping. great stage for many flavorings." wonderfully on the grill, taking on Because it's lower in fat, it's best tantalizing charred flavor cooked low and slow–we grill-roast over indirect heat. .