Red and black drum recipes

Firm, mild coastal fillets that take heat, butter and bold seasoning.

Everyday

• Garlic-caper pan-seared drum with brown butter: A deep sear, then nutty brown butter, garlic and capers.
• Mediterranean baked drum with cherry tomatoes and olives: Thick fillets baked in blistered tomatoes, olives and white wine.

Timeless classics

• Blackened redfish (or black drum): Fillets dipped in butter and a spice blend, seared in smoking-hot cast iron.
• Drum Pontchartrain: seared drum with crab and Creole cream: Seared fillets under a warm lump crab and cream sauce.

Texas favorites

• Redfish on the half shell: Scale-on fillets grilled shell down with a citrus-garlic butter.
• South Texas grilled drum tacos with mango-habanero pico: Citrus-chili grilled fillets in tortillas with a sweet, hot pico.

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