Fish!

[mousme]

I think I want to make an exciting fish-based meal next week. Maybe Monday or Tuesday. It'll have to be Monday or Tuesday, 'cause I won't be home the other days of next week.

Fish, yes.

Suggestions? I know my flist is full of talented chefs. :)

Comments

[chasingthenuns.livejournal.com]

I'm a huge fan of salmon. Low mercury levels and tasty.

If you want something simple, coat a roasting type pan (I've totally used a cake pan before too) with nonstick spray. Put salt and pepper on the bottom of the pan too (this way you don't have to put it on both sides of the fish making your hands even dirtier). Put fish in pan (I use about a pound, but I feed 3 and have leftovers). Put salt, pepper, and dill on top of fish, cook at 450° F for 15 minutes (or until fish is flaky). You can serve on top of steamed spinach and with these. Delicious.

I have a ton of recipes too if you want something different. All are healthy. I enjoy healthy cooking for the most part. I just wanted to warn you in case you wanted fried fish. I'm not the person to ask for that.

[joane.livejournal.com]

I don't know anything about *exciting*, but my two favourite fish recipes are nice and simple and tasty.

Salmon: slice a lemon, and lay the slices on top of your salmon (I've used both fillets and steaks; both work, steaks just need to go in for longer) on a roasting pan. Bake at 350 ° F for about 12 minutes for a fillet, steaks will depend on the thickness. Serve over wild rice.

Rainbow Trout: get one *with the head on*. Wash the fish and lay it out on a sheet of tin foil. Stuff the inside with sliced mushrooms & onions. Curl up the sides of the tinfoil a bit and splash a nice splash of white wine over everything. Wrap the edges of the tinfoil around itself to make a sealed package; allow a bit of room around the fish for steam. Lay on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 25 minutes or so. Time varies depending on the size of the fish. Serve with wild rice.

[elanya.livejournal.com]

Do you want a meal that you can make lots of in advance?

You could try a fish chowder of some sort - they're pretty simple, and I could dig up a recipe if you like.

One thing I do a lot is buy bags of individually packaged tilapia fillets. Take one out the freezer in the morning (or whenever - it takes about half a day, though you *can* cook them from frozen it is never as good)) and thaw it *in the fridge*. When you get home, crank your oven up to 450, coat each side of the fish with a little olive oil (I usually do this by pouring a little oil in the bottom of the pan and just dragging the fish through), coat with spices of your choice - I personally like either lemon pepper or Caribbean jerk spice, or cajun spice in a pinch. bake for about 9-10 min, until done. Eat. Prep time is about all of 2 minutes - it almost takes longer for the oven to heat than to cook the fish ;p Simple but tasty!

(edited to eradicate early morning bran frazzles -_-)

[elanya.livejournal.com]

*brain* frazzles, damnit!

Also, on the list of 'make in advance' type of meals is good old tuna casserole ;p it's not fancy but it is great for lunches, and I'd worry less about it going 'off' over a couple of days than most other fish stuff. You probably know how to make it already but hey, I have 2 min to kill ;p

Macaroni or pasta of choice (really does not matter), cheese (cheddar or colby, marble also good), cream of mushroom (or celery) soup, can of tuna, veggies (I usually just used the frozen mixed kind, but whatever you like or think will work).

Cook macaroni. While hot, add cheese, soup,(drained) tuna, and veggies. If you're feelin' fancy you can put it in a casserole dish, top with breadcrumbs and a bit of butter and bake for 20-30 min (until the crumbs are browning) in a 350 degree oven, but I don't usually bother. You can jazz it up with spices if you like - I usually just use pepper.

Fundamental component of all fish recipes...

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

1) First, you catch a fish...

[rowen26.livejournal.com]

I don't cook fish often and my recipie is definitely not something to wow the crowd, but it's serviceable.

I make a marinade of soy sauce with some sugar (brown if you have it, but white is fine) and a little bit of honey, to taste.
Add a little dill, and some garlic (powdered or freshly chopped).

I let the piece of fish marinate covered in the fridge for maybe an hour, turning it a couple of times.

Then, put it in the oven at 350 for maybe 20 minutes or until it's cooked.

Accompany with a green salad and a little bit of mayonnaise.

Something sweet and salty that's not too much work. :)

[rowen26.livejournal.com]

Oh, in the oven, I use an uncovered cooking dish.
Because I don't have one that has a cover.

But probably it would help keeping the flavor in.
Still works though.

[cpirate.livejournal.com]

Here's my father's trusty standby, Salmon with Dill Mustard Sauce.

1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup Dijon mustard
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2 tbsp chopped fresh dill (or 1 tbsp dried dill weed)
Salmon fillets or whole salmon

In a bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, and brown sugar. Whisk in oil in a stream until emulsified. Season with S&P. This part can be made up to 3 days in advance and kept covered in the fridge.

Whisk in dill shortly before serving. If refrigerated, take out of fridge an hour in advance in order to serve at room temp.

Cook the salmon separately; as people have mentioned, one easy way is to wrap it in foil with some salt & pepper, maybe with a slice or two of lemon, and cook at 425 or 450 for 10-15 minutes. The worst crime you can commit to salmon is to try and do too much with it, so just keep it simple.

The sauce also goes well with cauliflower or potato, or really a lot of different vegetables. The recipe makes a fair bit of it as written though, you might want to cut down.

Cooking time 15 mins. Prep 15 mins

[le-maistre-e.livejournal.com]

Talapia. Bonus, relatively cheap.

1) unwrap your talapia from the store packaging
2) tear off a piece of aluminium foil
3) slice a lemon around the equator (the fat bit not the oval bit)
4) place the lemon slices on the aluminium foil
5) place the talapia on the lemon slices
6) drizzle with olive oil
7) salt and pepper to taste
8) wrap fish in aluminium foil loosely (making a bundle with fish, lemon and air)
9) cook in a 450 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until sizzling is regular.

Eat and enjoy on rice with green beans or corn.