{"id":2675,"date":"2010-07-19T16:44:28","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T23:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=2675"},"modified":"2020-05-25T14:20:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T21:20:31","slug":"grilled-whole-fish-with-soy-ginger-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/grilled-whole-fish-with-soy-ginger-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Grilled Whole Fish with Soy Ginger Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n What could be easier than grilling the whole fish? I mean, why bother with filleting when grilled whole fish looks impressive and is so flavorful!<\/p>\n Careening through the aisles of Costco in a carefully orchestrated path that circles around the wine bins and heads toward the fresh fish section, I quickly snatched up a length of fresh Sockeye salmon and was headed to the giant refrigerated produce room, when I spied a package of three colorful, whole fish in an Asian lady’s cart. I screeched to a halt to ask her what kind of fish it was – she replied, “red snapper”; and I asked her how she prepared it and she stated, “steamed with just some soy sauce and ginger” and added that she uses the head for soup, and smiled knowingly.<\/p>\n I laughed because I knew why she was smiling. Most Americans are squeamish just seeing a whole fish with the eyes staring back at them, have to make the obligatory “ewww” and “gross” exclamations, and wouldn’t even consider having a whole fish presented to them on a plate, much less eat the head or the eyeballs. Being half Asian, I know that Asians (and other cultures, too) do not let any part of a fish go to waste. The nice lady pointed to where the fish was in the case and said there was just one package left – I raced over and grabbed it. The eyes were clear, the gills bright red and the skin shiny\u00a0 –\u00a0 indicators of a good, fresh fish<\/a>.<\/p>\nHow to Select Fresh Fish<\/h2>\n