Pistonheads Cooking Competition No. 8 - Oily Fish

[Mobile Chicane]

Salmon, mackerel, herrings, sardines etc.

We're always being told we should eat more oily fish for its health benefiting omega whatsits. Question is, what to do?

So, PH cooks, make something lovely with oily fish.

Three photographs maximum, closing date for entries will be 9am, Tuesday 31st May.

[calibrax]

Excellent choice. Already decided on my entry!

[TomE]

Nicely done MC, excellent choice!

[Silver993tt]

Mackerel simply grilled whole and then squeeezed fresh lemom juice.

[21TonyK]

I know what I'm doing

[Mobile Chicane]

21TonyK said:

I know what I'm doing

Oooh! The competition's going to be fierce!

[oilydan]

Hmmmm, I have an affinity for all thigs oily...

[cal72]

I don't like the strong oily flavour of fish, so can anyone tell me which would be best to use for a more meaty fish than oily from this list?
Oily/fatty fish.

Salmon
Trout
Mackerel
Herring
Sardines
Pilchards
Kipper
Eel
Whitebate
Tuna (Fresh only)
Anchovies
Swordfish
Bloater
Cacha
Carp
Hilsa
Jack fish
Katla
Orange roughy
Pangas
Sprats

(List supplied from google)
Thanks.

[Cotty]

Will have to put my thinking cap on

[Simpo Two]

cal72 said:

I don't like the strong oily flavour of fish, so can anyone tell me which would be best to use for a more meaty fish than oily from this list?

Are you allowed to enter an oily fish competition with a meaty fish?

[cal72]

Simpo Two said:

cal72 said:

I don't like the strong oily flavour of fish, so can anyone tell me which would be best to use for a more meaty fish than oily from this list?

Are you allowed to enter an oily fish competition with a meaty fish?

Maybe i should have put "least oily and more meaty" from the list of oily fish.

[Pete Franklin]

cal72 said:

Maybe i should have put "least oily and more meaty" from the list of oily fish.

Try Bream- still oily but meaty texture and great (not overpowering) flavour

[Pixel-Snapper]

ew ew ew ew ew i've got something I saw the otherday that fits right in with this.

Will give it a crack and post it up.

[captainzep]

Good choice MC.

[Dave_ITR]

I don't like fish so I will pass on this one, I'll get round to submitting an entry into one of these competitions one day!

[Cotty]

I have just found something that I have never done before, looks pretty simple (like me)

Just need to find some extra time

[johnnywgk]

Cotty said:

I have just found something that I have never done before, looks pretty simple (like me)

Just need to find some extra time

Never done before?

Extra time? (for the loooooong cooking) mmmmm.




Noooooooooooooo Cotty, The Blue Whale is protected, lol.

[nelly1]

Cotty said:

Will have to put my thinking carp on

[calibrax]

This competition is working out expensive... I just ordered some Le Creuset cookware and some electronic kitchen scales!

(Ok, I would probably have bought them anyway at some point, but I figured now would be a good time as they will be a big help with my compo entry!)

[Cotty]

calibrax said:

This competition is working out expensive... I just ordered some Le Creuset cookware and some electronic kitchen scales!

My oval bowl went down well on the Pork chalenge and the finished dish in the recepie im looking at was displayed in a rectangular plate in the picture but im not going to buy new plates just for a competition.