The Feast of the 7 Fishes in 3 Stunning Dishes

[@pakofajer838]

This might be your most impressive recipe yet, the amount of work and time management put into this is spectacular, plus the marriage of flavours. Stunning work, can't wait to try them and floor my guests

[@2Wheels_NYC]

He really has the timing down perfecto here!

[@BerryBoi13]

The timing is perfect!!

[@dennisrosa1551]

Fantastic cooking! I have cooked the seven fishes many years ago for our parents. I like how you do the preparation , I tried to do it in one day and it was difficult.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

This could work for Lent minus the scallops.

[@KSGomez88]

I love that you give the history behind this! I'm Catholic but not Italian so I was unfamiliar with this tradition! For our Christmas Eve, we went to the Christmas Vigil Mass and got back home around 10pm. Usually it was just sandwiches for a late dinner. Then Christmas day was the prime rib dinner!

[@susanalberts776]

What is there a twisted in Catholic church I did think they all are the same

[@Elektero]

that's the tradition also in some areas in the south of Italy. The big fish dinner at the eve is more from Neapolitan tradition and as well in central italy

[@annemary9680]

Interesting. Traditionally Christmas Eve was always a day of fasting and penance and abstinence from meat. The latter aspect sounds like where the 7 fishes thing comes from.

[@pinky6789]

I'm Italian born and raised in northern Italy, I've never heard such thing as ''the feast of seven fishes''. It's definetely not an Italian tradition, it's just regional.

[@Valerie-rv2ws]

thank you this wonderful video. as a jewish person who keeps kosher i can eat most of these dishes. branzino is a kosher fish. the antipasti is elegant and looks delicious. salmon and tuna are kosher fishes. the clams, mussels, scallops, and shrimp are not kosher. however i can use kosher shrimp ( whitefish shaped and spiced to taste like shrimp- dyna-sea brand with kosher authorization symbol) with a passata for that dish too. good explanation on pot/pan handles. before the inquisition southern italy had many italians who were jews, they were there there since 70 a.d. rabbi barbara aiello has a very interesting video about that. i will look for more of your recipes and forward your videos to friends. your channel is definitely not just another cooking show. it is a very special one. buon natale!

[@carloscamacho2057]

You definitely have to visit Mexico. I have seen many videos of yours and I have noticed that your cooking style is very focused on Italian and homemade. The essence of Mexican gastronomy is found precisely in the homemade, and I am a believer that Mexicans and Italians have many cultural and social similarities that have a strong impact on our gastronomy. If you visit Oaxaca or Yucatán I can assure you by putting my hands on fire that whatever you eat you will end up loving it. I hope you read my comment.

[@ISDTony]

Dude. Chef John rules. Pretty sure he’s influenced all YT chefs in one way or another. ❤️

[@DadGotThis]

My mother and grandma did the feast of the 7 fishes every year when I was a kid. Now that they are gone the tradition ended. This is an amazing twist on it that sounds delicious. Great job and thanks for the great content.

[@SaltySirenFloriduh]

I come from a Sicilian American family but I didn’t actually grow up around them so I didn’t get to celebrate growing up. Now that I have my own kids, I’ve been trying to incorporate Italian traditions into our holidays. I love that you talk about the history of the celebration. Happy Holidays🎄

[@ColdAsHe11]

I think I hopped on board this channel when you were around 10k subs. It's astonishing what you've accomplished in, what feels like, a blink of an eye (4 years!). You, my friend, have crushed it. Take some time this holiday season to savor and appreciate your success. It is well deserved.

[@sezendeniztokadam3630]

This is the greatest cooking video of all times for me. I don't think I could do all of this all at once in my tiny kitchen as a student but it's wild how much you taught me about sea food in less than 30 mins! One day I will throw this feast and invite over my best friends!

[@joshaltenburg]

HOLY SANTA CLAUS. Dude. This is absolutely the most amazing Italian-American cullinary wonder I have ever experienced the Christmas Joy of watching. Go off. Yeah, this is my goal to make one year. Thank you for the step by step. Rock on.

[@joshaltenburg]

No way!!!

[@2Wheels_NYC]

So so fantastic! I grew up with Christmas Eve being bigger than The Christmas Day celebration. The Feast of the Seven Fishes has been part of my youth, and life. I love your spin, modern and playful. That main tho... That salt baked branzino! Excellent! I learned that years ago from Chef Pasternack at Esca! He used to serve it table side in a wood shipping crate, and clean it in front of the guests! Wonderful episode Stephen. Merry Christmas sir!

[@tonkabear2369]

I like how you give shout outs for things you learned from others.

[@gilmourwaters]

Oh hell yea! The feast! A mainstay in every Italian household in Brooklyn! My wife and I still do that at Christmas time ! Even though I’m not in New York anymore 😂

[@cbasallie]

Excellent recipes. I always stuff a filet of sole with crabmeat ( 2 fishes) and I make a pasta with muscles, clams, and scallop. (3 fishes). I do a shrimp cocktail and stuffed calamari appetizer (2 fishes) . This year I’m going to make your pasta. Looks super delicious

[@tommaj5657]

If you live in the USA, you’re most likely just eating standard flounder marked up for a fancy name. That said: flounder stuffed with crab is always an excellent choice.

[@JimmyGambiniEsquire]

Salute’! 👊😉💥

[@rickybobby9886]

I'm stoked to watch. Love your channel. I'm pesceterian. Perfect

[@ivagal11]

Amazing. I’d honestly be too tired after all this prep to sit n entertain guests. However, I’m truly inspired. Great video and amazing job. I can almost taste it.

[@exit0240]

I have been in the kitchen for the last 10 hours so when I watched this video I kept falling asleep. You provided so much information in this video and it was the best bedtime story ever. I'll watch it again when I'm fully present. Until next week.

[@diannt9583]

One recent year I made The Salad of the Seven Fishes for Christmas Eve. It actually turned out great, and was reasonably quick to put together.

[@cbasallie]

I did that one year. Salt, olive oil and lemon. I only added a little celery and that was it. It was delicious

[@rossjackson2455]

I really appreciate the attention to detail on the timings. Something massively overlooked for most home cooks, it can be the most difficult aspect!

[@anthonycalia1317]

Masterful! As a New York Italian, I too was not brought up with the notion that seven fishes were part of Christmas Eve. in reality, we probably had more than seven, but never was there a mention of 'seven.' I loved the comment about cheese on fish sauce. Cheese goes perfectly with seafood sauce and anyone who subscribes to the taboo of not eating cheese with fish really knows nothing about cooking or eating..

[@kkkkkmmm408]

This is very impressive! No doubt my favorite cook on youtube. Reminds me of an italian grandma. His dishes are top notch

[@Cd75476]

I was raised in a Portuguese household and we celebrate the Christmas Eve 7 fishes celebration. I love it!

[@peterdaigle4772]

This was not only educational (Italian tradition), but inspirational as well. Well done vid. One of our traditions on Christmas eve is meat pie. Not tourtiere like other Canadian provinces, but braised beef/pork/chicken in a flaky crust. Seafood chowder for Christmas day lunch includes: scallops, mussels, salmon, shrimp, lobster in a rich creamy broth.

[@pinky6789]

What you've seen in this video isn't Italian tradition. I'm Italian from northern Italy, on Christmas Eve I usually have cappelletti in broth (cappelletti is stuffed pasta similar to tortellini), and for Christmas I have ''lasagne alla bolognese''...

[@deborahproximal656]

Been watching videos from this channel for awhile. I'm predicting this guy will be the next Anthony Bourdain without the crazy stuff. I'm obsessed

[@darwinkius]

This may be the most phenomenal meal I will never make but I definitely enjoyed watching the mastery required to prepare it

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

A blessed happy new year for you and everyone here watching for 2023🥳🎊🎉💥💥💥

[@mikedesantis1071]

We never cooked our fish, but bought a cold (Italian) seafood salad. Loved that stuff - but hard to find here in Florida these days.

[@charlotteluvscats]

i love the Tchaikovsky playing in the background!

[@robpizzuti1952]

This is a beautiful meal. I may do something like this for next year as we already have a menu with a million dishes this year lol. Great job man.

[@captaincoon_]

You gonna do it this year?

[@lisatorna]

I have actually clapped at several points in this video. Amazing! I can't wait to make this. Thank you!

[@Jones229]

As someone who watches every episode You are up there in my favourite cook to watch Love it Keep it up ! 🍻

[@loissutton8226]

This video was an absolute triumph. Just great.

[@tracye1866]

Wow! What a production! I need a nap, just from watching it all! Every dish looks SPECTACULAR. Bravo.

[@staahj]

Such great inspiration for Christmas Eve. Got some Jersey Italians to cook for this year. Beautiful dishes. Thank you for sharing! Love your channel!

[@JaySharknado]

Appreciate the context. I'm Italian-Canadian and my family did it here (when I was out west with the bulk of them.) I always loved the Calamari & Deep Fried Smelts on Christmas Eve. I HATED Baccala soup when I was younger, but now that my Nonno & Nonna have passed on for a number of years now, I yearn for it more than ever.

[@adonnarowe1811]

Your videos always bring me back to my Italian god mom rest her soul ❤

[@stephennetu]

Some channels do an 8-minute video of one, simple recipe. "The best peanut butter sandwich" or something. Nothing wrong with that, truly--love those channels. This, though. This is bloody masterclass. Good heavens.

[@gilliandidierserre4190]

This episode was amazing, I am a retired chef and it was joyful how you presented Bravo and merry christmas

[@zazamicofifi]

I did this, Chrismas day and it was.................... fantastic. Thank you again.

[@audreystarr6166]

Omg I'm so excited!!!

[@LanPham-tc7ch]

You’re absolutely right about NOT using cooking pans/skillets with round handles since they slip around.

[@flarican64]

Wow! This was amazing. I usually don't like cooking whole fish because I don't like worrying about the bones (espinas). The other dishes I would love to make.

[@Driver10011]

Looks like a great menu! Definitely use egg whites in the salt crust. As they cook, the salt becomes a shell which stays in bigger pieces. It makes it way easier to get off without getting salt on everything.

[@AdeJohnson]

As an official Fisherman, I'm here to tell you that's a pretty fine meal!

[@j3annie1963]

Great Job! You have mastered the Christmas Eve Dinner!

[@suzannevega2289]

I think this is by far the best episode of the year, the perfect filet of the salmon was very impressive, the time, thought & planning is fantastic, the fish sauce has me drooling & the Branzino, speechless! The whole episode is spectacular to say the least, Thank you soo much!! I hope you have a wonderful Merry Christmas😊💓

[@thedude4718]

Congrats on hitting that 1M mark! Well done indeed! 👏

[@mayordoctor3961]

been using that pine ridge for years as a great cooking wine that drinks just as well

[@tcoco3797]

For Christmas eve my chicago italian family usually does crab cakes, breaded fried shrimp, tomato pasta with squid sauce, octopus, a baked white fish, scallops, and calamari. one year we were short a fish and branched out to Japanese cuisine and made nutella tayaki for dessert. it counted because it was at least in the shape of a fish lol.

[@tonymonastiere8510]

Can you imagine the price of all of this if it was ordered at a restaurant! Astronomical, to say the least! We keep it simple, Baccala with 7 sauces, garlic bread and 2-3 salads. Pasta everywhere! Happy Holidays!

[@josephcatania3955]

Love Highridge, they have great stuff there. You've gotta check out the pork store a few doors down, too. For the clams/mussels, we usually add a bit of cornmeal to the bowl of water. It seems to help get them to release the grit, too.

[@vanessanicole723]

🤩🤩🤩 thank you for this recipe. I do the typical American feast but would like to try something new this year. ❤️

[@KikiKorruption]

You have got to be kidding me! Bro I am tearing up dam ur nonna must be proud lol I am now on my way to Publix to look for some fish bc u inspired me! Wish I was ur neighbor or something 😅😂👏🏽✨

[@simonetartocchi6968]

Bread crumb on pasta is typical sicilian, I love it! I also make spaghetti aglio olio e peperoncino with anchiovies and bread crumbs (muddica).

[@nomadicmagician2968]

My great grandmother was Irish but she married my great grandfather, a Scicilian guy. She decided to convert to Catholicism for him and learned how to cook from his mother, so we always ate good ass Italian food growing up. Once I got old enough to really remember, my great Grandma was too old to be cooking all the time, but she always talked about the "7 fishes" and how good it was. Thanks so much for sharing this video!

[@pinky6789]

I thought the Irish were catholics...

[@nomadicmagician2968]

@@pinky6789 My great grandma was originally Christian.

[@gojewla]

I agree. Pine ride is nice.

[@12yangz1]

Big fan of your work man! I’m not Italian but I do love Italian food so much! Thanks to you I’m able to be educated without all the pompous acts and also learn to appreciate Italian food as well as cooking as a whole! Keep it up man and thanks for the 7 fishes recipe! Gonna give it a try this Christmas!

[@SomeRandomBod]

Happy belated Birthday for yesterday. I’m getting addicted to ur food, the Italian grilled cheese sandwich…..🤤🔥

[@tonyajawwaad7933]

Seafood is my favorite and this meal is like heaven to watch you make. I have to try this. Gonna video , just so you can get a laugh.

[@BerryBoi13]

Broooooo!!! BRAVO!!! BRA-VO!!! As a seafood lover, this is an absolute masterclass!

[@jasonreid611]

That’s quite the menu and prep. Will certainly try the tuna and salmon on the risotto squares. Where ever it came from (we are not catholic or Italian) we always had salt fish on Christmas Eve.

[@eswillie]

A keeper. Bravo! Kudos! Compliments to the chef.

[@barbaracarbone4658]

Wow... A great feast of the 7 fishes. Thanks much. 🐟

[@marymendoza3351]

I’m so glad you explained how to make the risotto! Gonna try that wine…

[@bobharms8787]

Loved the presentation...thanks

[@undeuxtrois123]

Absolutely love your cooking and videos!!!!

[@joe-e-geo]

awesome tip for the used cooking oil. we at home dont have access to waste oil services, so i dont often deep fry.

[@ned711]

Beautiful!

[@danadyd59]

Really looking forward to your print cookbook! Happy Holidays!

[@MizMissiB]

The Feast of Seven Fishes was the highlight of the Christmas celebration in my family when I was a kid. It was always at Grandma and Grandpa Caruso’s house. We would feast before Midnight Mass which would put us kids into a food coma so sitting still during church was never an issue. Staying awake was. After mass we were dumped back into the station wagon and hauled home where my dad would carry us to bed. The next morning we would open presents and would then do Christmas dinner at whichever Aunt and Uncles house that was hosting it that year. This meal was potluck unlike the Feast which my Grandma made with the help of my spinster aunt, Josie. We were allowed to have wine with the Feast, Chianti that my grandfather made from grapes he grew himself. I used to do this same tradition with my kids but unfortunately it died out as they grew up. Now I live far from the kids. I moved to Texas to get away from the nasty cold weather of Michigan a few years ago. I still make some things from my Italian childhood, Canoli and Bisc Dolce as well as a few other traditional dishes, but I do miss seeing all my cousins, aunts and Uncles. Most of them are gone now but not forgotten

[@lisapop5219]

The Polish tradition on Christmas eve is 12 non meat dishes though we haven't ever made that many. It's for the same reason

[@stevekoutros9358]

As always, learning is watching and listening. Cooking to the nutcracker! Seasons greetings!

[@rushja]

I loved watching this, great work! I'd blitz and strain the shrimp shells for extra flavour but otherwise a beautiful dinner. I'm looking forward to doing this one year

[@cryptocruiser4179]

Holy Crap!! What an incredible Recipe !!!

[@B-leafer]

Have come to the conclusion you're 50% chef, 50% artist. Happy New Year!

[@toxicmustardwasabi]

I love seafood for Christmas! Love to see this.

[@Pooopsmith666]

no matter how many times i watch these videos, i'll never get used to the mouthpiece for the go-pro 🤣🤣🤣 why not just get a helmet, seems so much easier?? no matter what, this 7 fishes looks incredible. authentic feeling and lots of love added

[@ConnorLipke]

My family did Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas eve but just our immediate family. We had extended family over for Christmas day.

[@kevinm.3516]

Just subscribed! Love how you teach time management and mise en place

[@margaretparsons9858]

I learned from an old fisherman that if you put white pepper in your salt water, it will purge your shell fish quickly. I always used cornmeal before❣️✌️🍀🙏💗♾Maine, USA 🇺🇸

[@stefimandi186]

I am not American-Italian, but now want to be one.

[@user-eo5yz4mc2n]

You"re the GOAT

[@bradhaver4644]

I LOVE this! Thank you. Was gonna go cioppino for Christmas Eve but may now go your way. But still doing standing rib roast on Christmas day. (not an Italian here. Just a foodie.)

[@thebaldchef14]

You probably don't even know me, I am also a KZbin chef. I've always dreamed, of putting the feast of the Seven fishes on my KZbin channel. I think you did an excellent job on this particular video. I've been a subscriber to you For some time. Missed opportunity, now that I'm retired I'm going to reinvent my channel, started back in 2011. When we stay connected. At any rate great job on this recipes.

[@yourfavpersuasion9385]

hold on! I willl def try that buccatini recipe ! that shrimp stock tip is fire!!

[@lindasquiccimarri3476]

Omg! What a great show.

[@mattrootes2429]

Dude…..GREAT JOB!!!!! I think this is your best video ever!!!!!! Hope you have a Merry Christmas!!! GREAT PRODUCTION!!!!

[@judithcoloma613]

This looks like a wonderful Christmas Eve party, but a hell of a lot of work!

[@candleby]

Absolutely stunning!

[@0tteru]

we always used to do seven fishes! we always had fried smelts too, they can be a little plain but i'd love to see you add them to your next seven fish feast :)

[@shankariab1687]

Italian grandma!! 🎄

[@jenford7212]

This is fancy and I love it.

[@user-vw2dw3vl5g]

I am making this! Thank you!

[@dainasworldnumbers88]

This would take me a month to make! Or seven, Impressive! Great Job! Merry Christmas!

[@largegroupofmales]

Had no clue this was a thing but it's a fantastic idea for Catholics, especially when Christmas Eve falls on a Friday

[@dianeparsons8821]

What a masterpiece! Thanks ❤.

[@ksmith96]

Gotdang that looks incredible! I wish I were back in Brooklyn (instead of the middle of the country) so I could have access to fresh seafood again. (That salmon was obscene. 😢)

[@TheGlamorousLifeofNae]

This looks delicious! 😍😋 Happy Holiday’s!!! It was so interesting to learn the meaning behind the dish.

[@juliemccullough4592]

That take on spicy tuna with crispy rice using arancini is so damn genius. Idk how you come up with this stuff.

[@alexandersideris9131]

I was literally planning to make this meal for Christmas Eve