When a friend calls and invites you down to her husband’s commercial fishing boat, the answer should be a resounding YES! Grab an insulated bag and your camera and head down to the dock. Gig Harbor‘s roots are in fishing and a fleet of commercial fishing boats are based in our Harbor. Our Annual Maritime weekend includes a blessing of the fleet.
Commercial fishing boats lined up in Gig Harbor for the annual blessing of the fleet.
This was my first invitation to one of the fishing boats and I was not going to miss it!
How much of a fish did I want? I don’t even know how much fish an entire fish entails. How about enough for six people for the day after Thanksgiving dinner? I think that came to about a third or maybe half of the fish. All I knew is that the steaks looked beautiful and I couldn’t wait ’til the day after Thanksgiving to enjoy them.
Cut from freshly-caught fish.
With a houseful of people and a fridge full of leftover side dishes, an easy grilled salmon and a serve-yourself buffet of reheated sides was the perfect meal after a long, rainy day at the Children’s Museum.
Grilled wild salmon steaks with a miso glaze.
Super-easy, here’s the recipe. You’ll have to find your own fishing boat connection though.
Miso-Glazed Salmon with Wilted Spinach, courtesy of Cooking Light
ingredients
- Fish:
- 1 tablespoon white miso paste
- 2 teaspoons mirin (sweet rice wine)
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger
- 2 (6-ounce) skinless salmon fillets
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
- Spinach:
- 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
- 1 (10-ounce) package fresh spinach
- 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
Preparation
- Preheat broiler.
- To prepare fish, combine the first 6 ingredients in a small bowl, and brush evenly over fish. Arrange fish on a foil-lined baking sheet; broil for 8 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- To prepare spinach, while fish broils, heat sesame oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and spinach to skillet; cook 30 seconds or until spinach just begins to wilt, tossing mixture constantly. Stir in 2 teaspoons soy sauce.
I cooked mine on the grill, it turned out fine.