fish, fish, fish fish fish!

[shirt]

seem to be eating a lot more of it recently, what do you recommend?

i'm not a fan of 'fishy' fish, i prefer the 'meatier' ones such as salmon, tuna and the like. i also cannot abide skin & bones, mainly due to childhood horrors involving rainbow trout and the time i was covered in fish guts

having tuna steak tonight, probably cook it in a grill pan with a light rub of lime/coriander & ginger. i bought 2 so could use a recipe for tomorrow's lunch before it ends up as a nicoise.

[Steve Evil]

I tend to do mine in a similar manner to yours, salt, pepper, lime juice and a bit of cayenne pepper and chilli powder on each side. It's tasty enough to not need too much in the way of additional flavours, provided it's not overcooked.

[Akers]

Give a nice Swordfish steak a go.

[dougc]

Sardines and Mackerel - the former grilled whole (beware little bones though) with lemon juice and the latter filleted and fried with a bit of mustard and a accompanied by tomato salad.

Cheap as chips and very very easy.

[shirt]

sardines and mackeral are a no-no. as said, oily or 'fishy' fish are out.

had some parrot fish a few years ago in the caribbean, that was lovely

[dougc]

Ah gotcha - thought you meant white/flaky fish by 'fishy fish' I count mackerel as a meaty species given its colour and texture.

Try getting hold of a monkfish tail and bake/roast it.

[shirt]

sorry. hard to describe, but i don't like ones that taste oily/fishy.

have you a recipe for the monkfish tail?

[dougc]

Never actually 'cooked' it myself. Prepared it Ceviche according to a Rick Stein recipe which was very good. Eaten it in restaurants a couple of times where its simply baked with garlic and lemon.

is well worth the purchase for all things fishy.

[grumbledoak]

I'm having Salmon with Champagne sauce tonight: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/escalop...

If it isn't nice, we can always drink the 'poo.


ETA- That recipe is a keeper; I'd thoroughly recommend it.

Edited by grumbledoak on Wednesday 28th January 19:42

[Big Al.]

shirt said:

sorry. hard to describe, but i don't like ones that taste oily/fishy.

have you a recipe for the monkfish tail?

Enough Monkfish recipes to last you a life time here.

http://uktv.co.uk/food/search/q/Monkfish/searchAre...

HTH

[shirt]

mmm, poached in spiced red wine sounds good!

love this:

website said:

Once derided for being too ugly, monkfish then became highly fashionable and now is too popular for its own good.

that darned fish!

i think its high time i found a decent 'monger.

[dougc]

A face only a mother could love.

[Bob the Planner]

Marinade the tuna in a little teriaki sauce and add a little lime juice at serving time - works very well (or with dark soy).

[navier_stokes]

Sea Bream is quite a chunky, meaty fish... but by the sounds of things, probably too fishy for you!

[lingus75]

I ate Gurnard a while ago and that was really nice, it used to be cheap but not sure now as Rick Stein was praising it which probably means its expensive now. Actually, when I was a student I used to love getting 2 huge Coly fillets for £2 from the supermarket and they were really meaty and flaky like a big cod fillet, now it costs a lot more, dam these chefs!

Edited by lingus75 on Wednesday 28th January 16:40

[juice]

Encrust Tuna in Sesame, sear and serve on a bed of rocket with Wasabi Mayo

[shirt]

juice said:

Encrust Tuna in Sesame, sear and serve on a bed of rocket with Wasabi Mayo

oh definitely, you win!

[aaak]

Could rattle endlssly on monk recipes, but as always simple is best -cut your monk tail into chunks, roll in seasoned flour and fry in heated pan with a mix of oil & butter in it. must be heated and not overcrowded -the idea being to seal in moisture, not let it go.
Besr sauce -reduce some fishstock and white wine to half, beat in 'beurre manie' ( butter and flour mixed to a paste), cook for a mintue or two and add some cream and any flavour but for me fresh coriander and lime

[aaak]

...........oh and the best fish is ......John Dory pan-fried in flour, served on orange and roasted hazelnut salad

[Wadeski]

if you like meaty, not fishy seafood I recommend getting some squid; its VERY cheap compared to most fish and is delicious. just dont overcook it or it will taste like a Pirelli!

squid recipe: cut the body of the squid into rings, marinade in soy, lime juice, 1 tsp brown sugar, and some booze (sake, sherry, rice wine, whatever you have), chillies and coriander leaves for half an hour then fry on a griddle pan, BBQ, or very hot frying pan. Make sure pan is VERY hot. After two minutes, taste a piece. It should be very tender.