Fishing

[kenjari]

Now that I've had to forswear eating four-footed land mammals (beef, lamb, pork, etc.), I am feeling the need to start incorporating more seafood into my diet. I eat fish and shrimp dishes occasionally when I go out, but I've never cooked them at home. In fact, for most of my life, I was never that big a fan of cooked fish, but I've started to warm up to it in the last few years. I've decided to start learning how to cook fish.
So, what kinds of fish do you like? How do they taste? What do you do with them (that doesn't involve lots of fat)?

Comments

[epilimnion.livejournal.com]

High grade tuna is very nice baked or poached. I have a great recipe for a spanish tuna stew.... I tend to like the white fishes more. Cod is nice. Sea bass is wonderful, but over-fished and very hard to find. Tilapia I've heard is good, as is mahi mahi. one thing you could do is find a recipe you like and try it with different kinds of fish. Also, I really like scallops, if you want to expand your shelfish options.

my favorite fish recipe

[pantsie.livejournal.com]

Baked Wrapped Tilapia (serves 4)
Four 4-oz fillets of fresh tilapia (or other firm-fleshed whitefish)
4 large banana leaves (or unbleached parchment paper)

For the topping:
1-inch cube fresh gingerroot, finely chopped or grated
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
2 scallions (green part only), finely chopped Fresh chile to taste (approximately two bird's eye chiles)
1 cup finely chopped cilantro
2 Tbsp grapeseed or safflower oil
Dash toasted sesame oil
Dash soy sauce
Dash fish sauce
4 tsp dark maple syrup
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine the topping ingredients in a bowl. Place a fillet on each of the banana leaves and divide the topping evenly among them, spreading it over the top. Fold the banana leaves over to form a packet around each fillet and seal the edge of each packet with a small piece of aluminum foil, crimping it tightly. Place on a baking sheet and bake 25 to 30 minutes.

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

I like scallops quite a bit, but I'm not finding a ton a recipes for them. I do have one for Caramelized Scallops with Garlic Champagne Glaze that sounds really tasty.
Can you send me the tuna stew recipe?

[rather-amoosing.livejournal.com]

Salmon steaks (or fillet if you've got the $$). Brush them with a to-taste mixture of melted butter (or olive oil), lemon juice, and crushed green peppercorns. Broil until done enough for your taste (10ish minutes in a preheated oven), flipping once along the way. I like them medium-rare - if you like them a little more done, cook them until the bits of meat start to flake apart. Mmmm.

[hca.livejournal.com]

Richard does a thing with salmon and fresh dill baked in parchment paper. I think it's fantastic. I can get him to send you the recipe if you like.

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, please send the recipe.

[ladybird97.livejournal.com]

Ooh. That sounds awesome - I'd like the recipe too, if you could? :) I adore salmon, and I'm always looking for good ways to cook it.

One of the Moosewood Cookbooks has other good fish-in-a-packet recipes, mostly of the "choose your favorite white fish and add appropriate veggies" type. I'll send them to you if you want...

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

Yes, send recipes.

[ivan23.livejournal.com]

1) To remove the fishy smell before cooking and any fishy taste after cooking, let the filets stand in a bowl of milk for about 15 minutes.

2) Monkfish: the poor man's lobster. If you see it on a menu, try it.

3) I eat sushi when I can. It lets you try a lot of little things without spending a huge amount of money, and once you know what you like you're more or less golden.

4) And, of course, fish and chips with a Guinness.

Sounds Fishy To Me

[duskydawn.livejournal.com]

Learning to like fish once I got with Mr. Vegetarian-Wannabe prompted these: (and may I highly recommend a stackable Krupa steamer?)

1. Steamed rainbow trout, butterflied with slices of lemon and basil tucked inside. Spray or drizzle with olive oil before steaming. Light and flaky.
2. Steamed tilapia with garlic powder, oregano. Wet but good with rice.
3. Fried tilapia dipped in egg batter and coated in either; a) cornmeal, garlic powder and oregano, b) breadcrumbs & onion flakes or c) crushed nuts like hazelnuts or walnuts, flour, salt and pepper. Fry in oil or butter (sorry, but there's fat in that one!) Yummy with trans-fat goodness!
4. Marinated salmon in either: a) teriyaki, soy sauce and sesame oil or b) real maple syrup and dash of cider [also works great for grilling tuna!)
5. Crusted salmon in fresh garlic and ginger that's been pureed in processor, scoop a layer with a fork, drizzle top with honey. Bake 350. Spicy and bold with a touch of sweet.

Hope this helps!

Re: my favorite fish recipe

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

Sounds yummy. I'm going to make it this weekend.

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

Oooh, tasty and really easy!

Re: Sounds Fishy To Me

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

Those sound great, especially #5.

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tips! I'm assuming you can rinse all the milk off before cooking?

[ivan23.livejournal.com]

You know, it's been a long time. I think so ...

Re: my favorite fish recipe

[pantsie.livejournal.com]

Hooray! H. has made this dish for me a few times, and it's definitely a fave. The substitution of parchment paper for banana leaves works very well.

[hca.livejournal.com]

Take salmon filets, sprinkle with fresh dill and lemon juice - say 1 teaspoon lemon juice per filet. Wrap in parchment paper. Put on a cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes at 375 (we think. Could also be 350 or 400. Can't quite remember.)

[hca.livejournal.com]

Take salmon filets, sprinkle with fresh dill and lemon juice - say 1 teaspoon lemon juice per filet. Wrap in parchment paper. Put on a cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes at 375 (we think. Could also be 350 or 400. Can't quite remember.)