Seafood

tionnapursley

I do not like seafood at all!
Is there a way to cook like salmon and tilapia without it smelling and tasting like seafood?

T0M_K

its like cooking a hamburger and wanting it to smell like an apple. pretty sure it will always smell like fish. I have found that grilled Mahi Mahi is pretty mild and tastes great.

seska422

There's no seafood requirement. If you don't like it, don't eat it. You can get protein from other foods.

Only eat foods you like and don't eat foods you don't like.

I only spend my calorie budget on foods that I enjoy eating.

tionnapursley

I know it will always smell like seafood but I meant tone it down some... Thanks I'll try that.

harrybananas

How about shrimp? Especially cold cocktail shrimp. Or lobster. Can't think of any sea food that don't have that ocean/sea smell. Ever have seaweed, seagrass, or kelp soup? Even sea plantation has that smell.

sanfromny

tionnapursley wrote: »

I do not like seafood at all!
Is there a way to cook like salmon and tilapia without it smelling and tasting like seafood?

I spray it with an olive oil cooking spray, a thin layer of crushed garlic and and few thinly sliced lemons and some Old Bay for taste...

stmokomoko

Put enough rub/spices/marinade/lemon to mask the smell?

Personally, I gag at the sight/idea of canned/pouched tuna, so I mix it with Laughing Cow Spicy Cheddar Jack and I can almost pretend it's chicken and be okay with eating it. Maybe you'll find a way of tricking your tastebuds and nose too.

TavistockToad

Tuna is more meaty, less fishy

tionnapursley

Okay thanks y'all I will try these ideas. My husband loves all seafood so I wanted to surprise him without having to. Cook 2 different things.

mjwarbeck

For fish, first thing I would say is buy fresh fish. You definitely should not be smelling "fishy". Personally, I find that fish that have been frozen often have more of a fishy smell. Now for things like shrimp I'd avoid anything that also has sodium sulfite added as I find it adds a smell.

Fresh Salmon doesn't have a smell...that is unless it has been sitting for a while. We prepare it simple: dried herbs, salt and broil for 10 minutes.

NewMeSM75

I buy fresh catfish filets and cook them with cajun and/blackened seasoning. Catfish has a clean taste if it's fresh. Jmo.

poteatkd

2 words:

Lemon
Pepper

Sprinkle that **** everywhere!

markrgeary1

Tilapia smells like what you cook it on. Like spicy? Fry with butter and Habenero jelly of orange marmalade. Like Sirachi? Goes great too. Salmon gets a marinade of olive oil, honey, low sodium soy, and vinegar. Add a little garlic and jalepeno pepper. Grilled is great too.

dklibert

I suggest don't cook it to death too. In my humble opinion fresh raw fish as in sushi, ceviche, poke', or seared tuna tastes and smells less fishy. If you cook tuna too much it is strong like can tuna.

clhoward6

Fresh fish doesn't smell. Also try making a salmon or white fish curry. That will mask most of the fishiness.

majigurl

seska422 wrote: »

There's no seafood requirement. If you don't like it, don't eat it. You can get protein from other foods.

Only eat foods you like and don't eat foods you don't like.

I only spend my calorie budget on foods that I enjoy eating.

This! I couldn't agree more. I don't like Kale. I don't eat Kale. Loads of other food options.

Kwilliams75

I don't like fish at all but I just recently cooked cod on a cedar plank salt and peppered to taste with lemon and jalapeno on top. It actually was not fishy at all!

NaturalNancy

I really like Seabass and Halibut, they are really "meaty" fish and do not smell or taste fishy at all.

mjwarbeck

Overly easy to make Shrimp/fish curries, either Thai or Indian are the ones we make most. Easy to make a red or green curry using paste and coconut milk...or can buy tins prepare that are yummy (Arroy-D for example). Can also buy Indian curry sauces pre made....just depends how much you like cooking. Also, better to use a fish that holds up to cooking like a Basa or other firm white fish.

Another fun recipe from Yangshuo is beer fish...a mixture of tomato, Chillies, onions and beer...you should be able to google it. If not I can find the recipe).

davidcliff

clhoward6 wrote: »

Fresh fish doesn't smell. Also try making a salmon or white fish curry. That will mask most of the fishiness.

I can assure you fresh fish does smell. I've caught, cleaned and cooked within minutes and it smells like fish. Fish with a high oil content(trout, salmon) have a more pronounced fish smell.

Tilapia are real mild and have about the least fish smell.

Also don't over cook!

instantmartian

davidcliff wrote: »

clhoward6 wrote: »

Fresh fish doesn't smell. Also try making a salmon or white fish curry. That will mask most of the fishiness.

I can assure you fresh fish does smell. I've caught, cleaned and cooked within minutes and it smells like fish. Fish with a high oil content(trout, salmon) have a more pronounced fish smell.

I can definitely vouch for this, especially when it comes to trout. I simply cannot eat trout no matter how many times I've tried and no matter how fresh off the line it is.

I'm a mild white fish (Tilapia, Cod, Grouper) person. I have only recently gotten into fresh tuna, which I do very much enjoy, as well - seared or in a ceviche or as tartare. As for the white fish, I often times cook it for tacos or cut it in strips, coat it in seasoned panko, and bake it for homemade fish sticks.

maphammonds

Our favorite is to lightly coat with mayo, sprinkle with lemon juice, pepper to taste and top with parm cheese and bake. This is best on swai and salmon IMO.

emmaprocopiou

Teriyaki salmon, with stir fried egg rice, peas and spring onions yum.
I love me a fish pie and also just baked simply in the oven with new pots and veg.
You could try salmon en croutes with a watercress sauce and the salmon wrapped in filo.

yayamom3

emmaprocopiou wrote: »

Teriyaki salmon, with stir fried egg rice, peas and spring onions yum.
I love me a fish pie and also just baked simply in the oven with new pots and veg.
You could try salmon en croutes with a watercress sauce and the salmon wrapped in filo.

I've never heard of a fish pie. Can you tell me more?

mjwarbeck

yayamom3 wrote: »

I've never heard of a fish pie. Can you tell me more?

Many types....this is the one we base ours:
http://www.food.com/recipe/fantastic-fish-pie-147123

The family inhales it...Now we make ours bigger and usually use Basa and Salmon....you can also throw in other veggies as well. I threw in left over brocolli when I made it this week.

Jthanmyfitnesspal

Tilapia is very mild. If you don't like that, you won't like any fish. It is very good with an acid like lemon, capers, mustard. It has low fat, so you can put some butter on it.

You can try repeat exposure, if you care.

emmaprocopiou

yayamom3 wrote: »

emmaprocopiou wrote: »

Teriyaki salmon, with stir fried egg rice, peas and spring onions yum.
I love me a fish pie and also just baked simply in the oven with new pots and veg.
You could try salmon en croutes with a watercress sauce and the salmon wrapped in filo.

I've never heard of a fish pie. Can you tell me more?

Hi @yayamom3 the one I make usually has a couple of different fish, salmon white fish like pollock or cod and a bit of smoked haddock , peeled prawns if I'm feeling posh. This is all poached in milk with peppercorns and bay leaves and an onion cut in half .
You then strain the milk/ poaching liquid and make a white sauce with parsley with it.
This needs to be quite thick and poured over the fish in a oven dish
Then you cover with mashed potatoes ( sometimes people put hard boiled eggs cut in half on top of the fish mix ) and cheese and grill in the oven
Best comfort food ever x

NaturalNancy

Chilean Seabass cooked with olive oil, onion and tomato... I always buy my fish fresh, I like it better than frozen fish.
Squeeze lemon afterwards, it has a "crab/ lobster" like taste to me.