I STOPPED Buying Fresh Fish — This $3 Portuguese Method Beats Every Counter

I STOPPED Buying Fresh Fish — This $3 Portuguese Method Beats Every Counter That "fresh" fish on ice at the supermarket? There's a good chance it was frozen, thawed in the back, and marked up. In most of the US, stores aren't federally required to tell you. So I stopped buying it. Portugal eats more fish per person than any other country in the EU, and a lot of its everyday fish is salted, canned or frozen. Hake, the Portuguese favorite, is often bought as a frozen block, and Portuguese cooks know exactly how to treat it. In this video I'll show you how to pick a good frozen fish, why frozen-at-sea can beat "fresh," the slow cold thaw that stops mushy fish, and the coarse-salt rest that firms and seasons the flesh. Then we cook pescada cozida com todos, Portugal's humble boiled hake with potatoes, greens, eggs and garlic olive oil. You'll also get a crispy filetes de pescada option. Around three dollars' worth of fish, a little patience and a handful of salt. Prices vary by store and region. Always ask your fishmonger whether counter fish was previously frozen. 1. Is Supermarket Fish Really Fresh? (Reluctant Gourmet) https://reluctantgourmet.com/supermar... 2. Seafood Safety and Quality: The Consumer's Role (PMC) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... 3. Why 'Fresh' Fish Is Rarely the Best Choice at the Seafood Counter (AOL) https://www.aol.com/articles/why-fres... 4. The Fish Label That Costs You More (AOL) https://www.aol.com/articles/fish-lab... 5. Quality of Frozen Hake Fillets in the Portuguese Retail Market (Foods, MDPI) https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10040848 6. The Portuguese Seafood Sector (USDA FAS) https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/... 7. Bacalhau (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacalhau 8. Quick Brine for Prettier Fish (America's Test Kitchen) https://www.americastestkitchen.com/h...