How to Reheat Your Seafood Leftovers

There’s nothing necessarily fishy about reheating seafood leftovers. It helps when you know how to reheat your seafood leftovers for optimal taste. Isn’t it a relief to know that delicious fresh seafood from City Fish Market can be enjoyed as a leftover? The following tips can help you avoid problems and get the best results when you reheat your seafood leftovers.

How Long to Store Fresh, Frozen, and Cooked Seafood

Between cooked and uncooked seafood, leftovers from prepared meals have a longer shelf life. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends refrigerating fresh fish, scallops, shellfish, and squid for a maximum of two days before cooking or freezing them. After a seafood dish has been cooked, leftovers are good for 3 to 4 days. Although frozen shellfish and fish can keep indefinitely, prolonged storage will deteriorate the flavor and texture of seafood.

Food poisoning is a risk when eating seafood that has been stored too long or has not been stored at the correct temperature. When fish is stored at the wrong temperature, there is a high risk of contamination from the toxin histamine, which is produced by bacteria in fish. Normal cooking temperatures do not destroy histamine, which can cause nausea, swelling of the tongue and face, wheezing, and other symptoms. There are other types of food poisoning caused by seafood and to reduce your risk, be careful about keeping fish properly chilled and refrigerated before cooking. Clams, mussels, and oysters should be cooked until the shells open. Any shells that do not open should be thrown away.

Tips to Reheat Crab Cakes

Crispy, golden brown crab cakes are tasty appetizers that make for scrumptious leftovers. Here are step by step instructions for reheating crab cakes:

1. Preheat your oven to a temperature setting of 325°F to 350°F.
2. Place the crab cakes on your kitchen counter for 10 to 15 minutes so that they are at room temperature before placing them in the oven.
3. Without crowding them, place the crab cakes on a single layer of foil in a baking tray.
4. Loosely cover the crab cakes with aluminum foil.
5. Bake for 10 minutes.
6. To restore the crispy texture, remove the foil and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
7. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.

How to Reheat Fish

Only thick slices of fish, such as swordfish and salmon, do well when reheated. Simply Preheat the oven to 275°F, place room-temperature fish in a foil-lined baking dish, and reheat for about 15 minutes. Fish should only be reheated once to avoid possible food poisoning from bacteria growth.

How to Reheat Seafood Leftovers

Avoid the microwave when you are reheating seafood leftovers. As a general rule that should work with whatever seafood dish you are reheating, preheat the oven to a careful 200°F and reheat the seafood leftovers for approximately 15 minutes. To prevent the seafood from drying out, cover it with foil.

The possibilities for delicious seafood meals are endless when you buy at renowned City Fish Market, serving all of Central CT. Our standards of excellence and seafood freshness are proven. Stop by today, contact us using our online form, or call 860-522-3129.