Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Opens the Season with Inspiration for Foodservice Operators with Exquisite New Recipe Brochure

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) continues to support the efforts of foodservice operators with the release of the Wild Alaska Black Cod recipe brochure.   The recipes contained within this beautifully executed brochure were created by some of America’s most distinguished chefs, and complement perfectly the velvety, delicate texture and rich, luxurious taste of Alaska Black Cod.  The cold, pure waters and natural environment of Alaska produces the world’s largest Black Cod population, thanks to tight regulations to ensure sustainability.  This fishery’s carefully managed season opens on March 5th.

This brochure features chefs such as Laurent Tourondel of BLT Fish who shares the secrets to his acclaimed Black Cod Marinated with Acacia Honey; and Mark Lippman of Ocean Drive who offers his Alaska Black Cod “San Sebastian.”  Mai Pham of Lemon Grass provides the Asian accent with an Alaska Black Cod with Ginger-Lime Sauce; and D’or Ahn’s Rachel Yan offers her decidedly creative Alaska Black Cod Poached with Mustard Bread Pudding.   Other wildly inventive creations by Francois Kwaku-Dongo, L’Escale Restaurant, Amanda Freitag of Sette Enoteca Cucina and Jerry Traunfeld of The Herbfarm fame are also included in this beautiful chef-to-chef recipe collection.

These chefs have discovered that the high fat content of Wild Alaska Black Cod has created an incomparable mouth-feel and extraordinary rich flavor.  These characteristics make it a versatile fish that lends itself to a variety of cooking methods and flavor treatments.   Also known as Sablefish, the soft, tender meat melts in your mouth.  Many are surprised to learn that Black Cod is not really cod at all, but a member of the North Pacific Anoplopomatidae family of fish. Wild Alaska Black Cod also has a beautiful flake, which slides apart perfectly.

The extraordinary qualities of Wild Alaska Black Cod are attributable to natural life cycle…swimming free in pure, icy Alaska waters eating only a native marine diet.  Only nature can create this sublime complement of features and benefits in one fish.  Chefs and customers alike will be further compelled to serve and eat this fish knowing that it comes from the sustainable fisheries of Alaska.

To order the Black Cod Recipe Brochure free of charge contact the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute at 1-800-806-2497.