What to Do with Fish?

[cschin4]

I bought a box of frozen fish fillets at the store. They are not breaded or seasoned. I rarely cook fish so what should I do with them? I would like to bake them and coat them. Any good simple recipies?

[LuxLiving]

Re: What to Do with Fish?

We make fish sandwiches here, but I use the pre-coated ones.

I bake them and while they are baking I make my own tartar sauce with mayo, onion, pickle relish & season-all. Plop the fillets on the sauced up HB bun and add a slice of cheese. My crowd really likes these - uhhh, need I mention these are not low-fat?

[PRICEPLUS]

Re: What to Do with Fish?

I let them thaw. Dip in egg and then into bread crumbs. Lightly fry and then place on pper towels to remove excess oil. Bake in oven and serve. 20 minutes at 350 I believe.

Some folks just put a dab of oil or butter on top and bake with seasoning on top as well. I guess it is what you like. There are tons of reciipes on the NET!

[ThriftyChick]

Re: What to Do with Fish?

I don't know what kind of fish you purchased, but I normally spread mayo on my salmon fillets, sprinkle liberally with lemon pepper and bake or grill until the fish is done. My kids won't eat salmon any other way. The mayo becomes really creamy and almost cheese like. It might work well on other fish besides salmon. It might be worth a try!

[boefixepa]

Re: What to Do with Fish?

- This is just because I don't like fish....

Give it to the dogs.

[Hot dog]

Re: What to Do with Fish?

for healthy fare wrap each one individually in alluminum and add seasonings lemon pepper old bay whatever add some onion peppers mushrooms wrap in pocket and put in oven or on grill each person kid can put whatever they want in their packet and it is good and healthy or unhealthy if you want put butter

[scfr]

Re: What to Do with Fish?

I make my own tartar sauce with mayo, onion, pickle relish & season-all.

Lux - I make my own tartar sauce too, and my "recipe" is almost the same except I hadn't added onion before ... That sounds good & I will try it next time!

Another sauce I made recently from stuff on hand was sweet & sour: Ketchup, Jam, and a bit of vinegar.

[jodi]

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Here's one I like (it says tilapia, but I think any mild white fish could be used):

http://www.recipezaar.com/172692

[jodi]

Re: What to Do with Fish?

And another good one that I use often:
Haddock marinara

http://www.recipezaar.com/49268

[lynclarke]

Re: What to Do with Fish?

We eat a lot of fish! I guess my favorite would be baked salmon with sesame oil and soy sauce, but because we catch mainly white bass and crappie- that is what I cook the most often. We also fry some filets, bake some, make a lot of chowder, stir fry some with shrimp (my husband's all time favorite), and fish patties.

[Hot dog]

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Lynclarke they all sound so good can give us some recipes

[lynclarke]

Re: What to Do with Fish?

OK- easy chowder recipe

Seafood Chowder
From the kitchen of Lyn Clarke
Ingredients
1 lb pollock fillets
corn
½ lb cooked shrimp
red pepper
5 small potatoes
3 cans Campbells cream of shrimp soup
broccoli head
milk
sliced mushrooms
sherry
Old bay seasoning

Directions- Peel and dice potatoes, slice mushrooms, separate broccoli spears, and slice red pepper in thin strips.
Boil potatoes until fork tender, remove potatoes and save potato water. Place potato water in frypan, add pollock filets and add milk to cover. Gently poach fish until it flakes easily. Microwave broccoli and mushrooms until softened.
In a dutch oven, add soup base, potato water/milk mixture, and 2 soup cans of milk. GENTLY stir in flaked fish, shrimp, potatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, corn, and red pepper. Heat slowly on a low setting. Add sherry(?1-2 oz) and Old Bay Seasoning to taste. Serve with hot bread.

May use lobster bisque or cream of shrimp soup as a base.

Easy fish cakes- I usually add red and green pepper and corn


Fish Cakes or Rissoles

1 1/2 cups steamed or left - over fish
1 cup of mashed potato
1 teaspoon lime juice, clam juice, fish cooking fluid, cream of shrimp soup, sherry- or any other fluid you like
1 tablespoon parsley
thyme
old bay seasoning
bread crumbs and flour
1 tablespoon onion (chopped)
1 egg
Salt and Pepper to taste
Oil for frying

Flake and mash the fish. Add the potato, seasoning and fluid. Beat egg and put half of it in the mixture. Shape the mixture into cakes with a spoon. Dip the cakes in the rest of the egg. Roll in bread crumbs and flour, and fry in deep or shallow fat.

Fish taco


Halibut and cod work especially well with these low fat fish tacos. Bake, broil or grill the fish after briefly marinating it, and serve with your choice of low fat or fat free garnishes on top of warm corn tortillas.
INGREDIENTS:
2 tbsp lime juice
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp olive oil
2 tbsp freshly chopped cilantro
1 pound firm white fish fillets such as halibut or cod
8 corn tortillas
PREPARATION:
In a small bowl, combine lime juice, cumin, olive oil and cilantro. Place fish in a glass baking dish or in a resealable plastic bag. Add marinade. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Coat a nonstick baking sheet with cooking spray and preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place marinated fish on baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes, until fish flakes easily with a fork. Alternatively, broil or grill fish, allowing 10 minutes per inch of thickness.

Warm corn tortillas according to instructions on package

When fish is cooked, cut into strips or chunks and divide among corn tortillas. Add shredded cabbage, low fat or fat free sour cream and salsa for garnish.

Serves 4.

Per Serving (without garnish): Calories 329, Calories from Fat 53, Total Fat 5.9g (sat 0.9g), Cholesterol 36mg, Sodium 72mg, Carbohydrate 40.6g, Fiber 4.5g, Protein 28.5g


Salmon

3lb filet
sesame oil
soysauce
sugar

Preheat oven to 400-425
Lay filet on cookie sheet with sides- sprinkle on seame oil and soy sauce. sprinkle a little sugar for browning effects
Bake for maybe 15 minutes
Undercook- serve the thin pieces from the tail end first and save the thicker pieces for leftovers. The leftover fish will quickly reheat and finish cooking in the microwave.

We use leftover salmon in everything including fish cakes

Plenty more if anyone is interested.

[Hot dog]

Re: What to Do with Fish?

thanks will definitely try

[cschin4]

Re: What to Do with Fish?

I made fish fillets last night. I mixed breadcrumbs, salt, paprika and grated parmesan cheese. I dipped the fillets in milk, then coated. Put them in a pan, topped with some dollops of butter and baked. They came out pretty good. My younger son even liked them. I rarely ever made fish before. And, the fish was quite good, not really fishy tasting.
Thanks for the ideas.

[Hot dog]

I finally tried the salmon with sesame oil and soy sauce Put it on the grill It was quite tasty Will definitely do again often.