Tilefish with Pecan Salsa Macha

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    2–4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Salt & Shore: Recipes from the Coastal South

By Sammy Monsour and Kassady Wiggins

Published 2024

  • About

Tilefish is one of our all-time-favorite Southern species. Its meat is pleasantly mild and sweet, with a firm but tender texture, and is often noted as being similar in flavor to lobster or crab. Given that tilefish is primarily sold fresh, and usually whole, you may not be familiar with it. However, it can be found at specialty seafood markets and at some of our trusted online retailers. Most often caught using longline gear, tilefish are harvested year-round throughout the Gulf, from the