Fish Curries?

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Vanordinaire

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Monday 15th October 2018
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prand

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195 months

Monday 15th October 2018
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I'd say fish goes very well in curry. Monkfish is particularly good as it is very firm doesn't fall apart in the sauce, so it spend more time in the sauce.

There are plenty of delicious fish curries about. Southern India (Goan in particular) do many good ones. I've had some great Indian style prawn/squid/lobster/crab curries, thai do some great ones too.

Singaporean fish head curry is supposed to be legendary (despite looking quite intimidating!)

I had a great sea bass curry at Sindhu in Marlow. It was part of the tasting menu, but I could have had this one all night long, it was light, but rich, spicy, sweet. A great balanced dish.

ambuletz

10,690 posts

180 months

Monday 15th October 2018
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a light coconut curry using the tuna dark meat. mmmm yum

arfursleep

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103 months

Monday 15th October 2018
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Vanordinaire said:
I love fish.
I love curries.

But I've never really fancied a fish curry, always thought the spices would swamp the delicate flavours of the fish.

Until last weekend.
I had a Monkfish and Prawn curry at a local restaurant and it was fantastic. To be honest, it didn't need the prawns, but the monkfish was the most succulent I've ever tasted, it was in large chunks so the spices which flavoured the outside didn't overwhelm the flavour of the fish but enhanced it.

I'm ready for more.

Any good recipes?
Yep, love a good monkfish curry after a few beers. My mates can't get their heads around it (and the fact that i order chapatis not naan ) but it's a lighter dish that's full of flavour and never failed to satisfy.

I've yet to try making one at home though - but can't see it would be too difficult

escargot

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216 months

Monday 15th October 2018
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I bloody love fish curry.

The key is to coat the fish in seasoned flour (adding curry spices is a good move too), fry then break it through the curry sauce at the last minute so it stays in chunks and retains texture.

talksthetorque

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134 months

Monday 15th October 2018
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I love indian food made with white fish, but I don't like it with prawns for some reason.
Also I use the "never order fish/seafood on a first visit to a new restaurant" rule.
I may have made this rule up but I have had a few bad experiences.


PorkInsider

5,877 posts

140 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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This Rick Stein recipe is fantastic:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/1...

The tamarind gives a wonderfully sour tone, which seems to really suit white fish.

I’ve made it with monkfish and with cod before.

fredt

847 posts

146 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Salmon works, cod works. I like prawn curries too and normally shell the prawns beforehand and make a nice stock of shells and heads. Key is not to overcook it. Splash of Thai fish sauce goes lovely in Indian curries too.

48k

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147 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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I attempted a spiced cod with mango and curried cauliflower recipe last year. Very poncy but very delicious.


AndrewCrown

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113 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Van

We do a fish curry on certain special occasions or dinner parties.
The recipe is in Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s River Cottage Fish book...not sure if its visible online.... its not his tomato or light version..which you can easily find.

Its quite involved but incredibly delicious and guests go on about it for months afterwards... its worth digging out...

Mobile Chicane

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211 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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This Rick Stein recipe with prawns is genius:

https://www.bbc.com/food/recipes/coconut_prawn_cur...

The bitterness of the mustard really accentuates the sweetness of the prawns.

deadslow

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222 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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I've made this a few times and its reet tasty
http://www.greatcurryrecipes.net/2015/02/13/punjab...

Vaud

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154 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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AndrewCrown said:
The recipe is in Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s River Cottage Fish book...not sure if its visible online....
This one?
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2lBxWxua9H0C&a...

Turn7

23,500 posts

220 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Rick Steins indian tv series had a load of fresh fish type curries in....

AndrewCrown

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113 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Vaud said:
Yes Vaud that one....

Vaud

50,288 posts

154 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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AndrewCrown said:
Yes Vaud that one....
It is excellent - I made it once.

Uncle John

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190 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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I love fish & I love curry.

However, just can’t get on with a fish curry.

No idea why as all the above suggestions sound delicious & I’m definitely missing out.

Whistle

1,392 posts

132 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Tandoori salmon at an Indian restaurant in the centre of Glasgow was one of the best Indian meals I have ever had.

Graculus

143 posts

125 months

Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Almost twenty years ago, I spent several weeks working in Hertfordshire (I live in NI) and was taken to a restaurant which I believe was called Spiceworld. I think it may have been in Greenford, I remember there was a pub called "The Belmullet" just across the road.

The girl who took me knew the owners and they cooked me Tawa Fish. It wasn't a traditional sauce type curry but it was possibly the most wonderful dish I have ever tasted, so delicate yet bursting with flavour. I've never found it where I live and don't know how they made it but it was sublime...

Otherwise, for fish in a curry, I think it needs to be "meaty" rather than "flaky". Monkfish is ideal though I've also had Spurdog which was lovely.

Jambo85

3,311 posts

87 months

Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Turn7 said:
Rick Steins indian tv series had a load of fresh fish type curries in....
Yup, get Rick's India book and you're sorted. The cod curry is one of our favourites and unlike most curries it is actually pretty quick to make. Obviously you can put any fish in it or prawns.

Prawn molee is fantastic too.