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Fish Prep & Butchery
How to Prep Shrimp, Crab, and Shellfish at Home
Shellfish rewards speed and a cold sink. Keep everything chilled, then clean each kind its own way: peel and devein…
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Fish Prep & Butchery
How to Get Rid of Fishy Smell on Hands and in the Kitchen
Learning how to get rid of fishy smell does not need a cupboard full of special products. Start with soap…
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Fish Prep & Butchery
How to Debone a Whole Cooked Fish at the Table
Debone the fish where everyone can see the result: at the table, with a spoon and fork. Lift the top…
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Fish Prep & Butchery
How to Portion Fish Fillets Evenly
If you portion fish by length, you can end up with neat-looking pieces that cook at completely different speeds. Portion…
How to Skin a Fish Fillet
Skinning well is mostly about what stays still. Lay the fillet skin-side down with the tail nearest you, grip that…
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Fish Prep & Butchery
How to Gut and Clean a Whole Fish
Gut a whole fish by opening the belly shallow from the vent near the tail toward the gills, pulling the…
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Fish Prep & Butchery
How to Scale a Fish Quickly and Cleanly
Scale a fish by scraping from tail to head, against the way the scales lie, with a fish scaler, the…
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Fish Prep & Butchery
How to Remove Pin Bones from Fish
Remove pin bones by touch, not sight. Run a fingertip along the thick centre of the fillet, from the head…
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Fish Prep & Butchery
How to Fillet a Fish: Step-by-Step for Beginners
Fillet a fish with two cuts: one down behind the gill plate until the knife touches the backbone, then one…
Recipes
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Trout Recipes
Fire Pit Trout With Lemon and Dill
The trick here is to cook the fish (as I do with much seafood cooked over an open flame) on…
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Recipes
Tasty Salmon in Dill Butter with Some Rice
This is a very tasty Salmon Recipe for fish lovers. This Salmon Recipe is a very easy-to-make recipe. You can…
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Fish Recipes
Lemon Garlic White Fish
Don’t fret about making this fish dish cumbersome. Simply, season with lemon and garlic and allow the smokefrom the grill…
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Cast Iron
Cast Iron Skillet Style Zucchini Recipe
A Mediterranean Delight for Your Taste Buds If you are a fan of Mediterranean cuisine then you are going to…
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Fish Recipes
Roasted Cod with basil pesto and garlic breadcrumbs
Roasted Cod with Basil recipe This roasted cod with basil recipe delivers a delightful combination of tender fish, vibrant basil…
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Salmon Recipes
Salmon Barbecue
Salmon is a tasty fish by itself but when you work in an effortless carom BBQ seasoning, you sure can…
Food Products
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Spice
Star Anise
Star anise is the star-shaped spice that adds a warm licorice kick to both savory and sweet dishes around the…
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Spice
Nutmeg
Why This Unassuming Seed Changed Human History Close your eyes and imagine a scent that transported emperors, sparked wars between…
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Spice
Mace
Why Mace Is the Secret Weapon of Refined Cooking While most home cooks reach for nutmeg without hesitation, discerning chefs…
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Spice
Clove
THE HOOK: Why Every Home Cook Needs to Understand Clove Imagine the aroma filling your kitchen on a winter morning—that…
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Spice
Turmeric
The Golden Root: A Master Chef’s Guide to Turmeric (Curcuma longa) If there is one ingredient that bridges the gap…
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Herbs
Garlic
If the ocean provides the catch, the earth provides the garlic. In the world of “Mahigar,” where we obsess over…
Fish Species
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FISH SPECIES
Wels Catfish
Although the giant wels catfish is native only to eastern and central Europe, it has been introduced into a far…
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FISH SPECIES
Northern Pike
The northern pike is an extremely adept, streamlined predator. Its body is designed principally for intense bursts of high speed,…
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FISH SPECIES
Grayling
The grayling is not a particularly large fish, growing to a maximum of about 60cm (2ft) in length, but they…
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FISH SPECIES
Rudd
At first glance, the rudd looks very much like a roach (opposite), but there are two main differences: a rudd’s…
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FISH SPECIES
European Chub
Sometimes in lakes. The European chub prefers medium- to fast-flowing clean water; it is also known to enter brackish water…
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FISH SPECIES
Common Bream
The most widely fished freshwater bream species is the common bream (also known as the bronze bream). They are found…
Cooking Methods
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Dry Heat Cooking Methods
Baking
The Ultimate Guide to Baking: From Ancient Art to Modern Science There’s a unique kind of magic that happens when…
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Dry Heat Cooking Methods
Roasting
Introduction: Beyond Baking – The Transformative Power of Roasting Fish In the culinary lexicon, the terms “baking” and “roasting” are…
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Dry Heat Cooking Methods
Smoking
Smoking is a dry heat cooking method used to flavor, color, and preserve food for immediate use. When smoking, heat…
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Moist Heat Cooking Methods
Boiling
Boiling is another moist-heat cooking method that uses the process of convection to transfer heat from a water-based liquid to…
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Combination Cooking Methods
Stewing
Stewing also uses a combination of dry– and moist-heat cooking methods. Stewing is most often associated with smaller pieces of…
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Combination Cooking Methods
Braising
Braising uses a combination of dry and moist heat cooking methods to provide the best aspects of both methods. Braising…
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Who Is Mahigar and What is the Meaning of Mahigar
Mahigar is a combination of two words, “Mahi” and “Gar“. In the Persian language, Mahi means Fish, and Gar means Expert. Mahigar means a fish recipe expert or a chef who is an expert in cooking fish recipes. Mahigar is a food blog, and welcome to my food blog, MahiGar. Fishing and cooking are my hobbies. I have 20 Years of experience in fishing and fish recipes. In these 20 years, I have learned how to make fish recipes perfectly at home, better than in restaurants. In simple words, mahigar is a food blog, especially for fish recipes, fish cooking, and fishing.