Fish for beginners

I buy the individually vacuum packed frozen tilapia and salmon fillets. I take them out of the freezer but leave them in their individual packaging, then I drop them in water to thaw really quickly. I use my small George Foreman grill, it takes about 4 minutes to cook one fillet. Sometimes I squeeze lemon juice on it while it is cooking. That is the fastest, simplest way I have found to have a piece of fish for lunch quickly.

But if I have time and I am making it for dinner. I really love Rachael Ray's tilapia recipe.

http://www.rachaelray.com/recipe.php?recipe_id=1056

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I love fish, but the rest of my family doesn't. I also have a really busy schedule, so sometimes its difficult to wait 20+ minutes for fish to cook. I discovered something wonderful. I can make a whole meal in under 10 minutes, including prep. All you need are Ziploc Zip'n'Steam bags (or Glad, but I think they stopped making them), frozen veggies, frozen fish, and seasonings.

1. Open up the steamer bag.
2. Place frozen fish flat in bag. Season as desired.
3. Place frozen veggies on top of fish. Season as desired.
4. Microwave for 4-6 minutes.

Fish is ready when flaky or 165 degrees.

Not only is this fast and easy, its probably the healthiest way to prepare fish. No frying or oil required. The steam kinda infuses the fish with the flavors from the herbs. I usually use lemon pepper or Tone's rosemary garlic.

Tilapia, Swai, Haddock are all good. I also buy the individual frozen filets, thaw in the fridge overnight and they are ready to go for making dinner. Depending on the thickness of the filet, you may only need to cook for 5-6 minutes per side. Garlic, lemon, shallots, thyme sauteed in olive oil, then add salt and peppered fish. Best cooking tip for pan cooking is to leave it alone for the 5 minutes, and only flip once or it will fall apart.

I use pre-cooked salad size shrimp, thawed but still cold for salads. I get raw, deveined, tail-off shrimp for everything else. It's more expensive pre-cleaned, but less time-consuming. I saute it for stir fry or pasta, seasoned depending on what I'm using it for. Or you can put in on skewers under the broiler for a couple minutes and baste with BBQ sauce and throw it on a sandwich with coleslaw...yum!

I buy the frozen Sea Best Tilapia and Salmon....It is wrapped individually in a resealable bag and usually comes with 4-6 pieces. It thaws extremely quick and is easy to fix...i throw it on the stove and melt just a tab of butter and add a little garlic salt.....simple, easy, and healthy....

I really like this recipe for tilapia or sole, I add a little bit of chili powder in the sauce for some kick.
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/07/broiled-fish-with-summer-grape-tomato.html

For salmon, this recipe has been my go-to lately:
1/4 tsp of tumeric, cumin, chili powder, curry powder mixed with a tsp of olive oil. Spread on top of salmon (fresh or defrosted) and bake for about 20-25min at 400C.

This looks both amazing and simple. If I weren't on keto I'd be cooking this for myself in a heartbeat lol.

It's Herb-Crusted Fish Fillets (Gordon Ramsay makes it look so easy /sigh I could watch that man cook all day lol)

http://youtu.be/7ZfPBIxmg38

I'm in the same boat, although I tried cooking fish once and it turned out so mushy that I gagged when I tried it. I really want to cook GOOD fish lol. My hubby likes fish, but I fear I am going to make the same mistakes all the time. Anyone have a fool proof one?

The only good fish is battered, deep fried and smothered in tartar sauce!:devil:

I buy the individually vacuum packed frozen tilapia and salmon fillets
. I take them out of the freezer but leave them in their individual packaging, then I drop them in water to thaw really quickly.

ditto on all the posts here.
the indy pack froz fish are really convenient to thaw in water, then open the vac seal, and cook as listed in all these posts here.
Very easy.
Once you do a couple times, it seems easy.

I like to put in foil pack with lots of butter and paprika or whatever seasoning.
Put in toaster-oven that turns off automatically when the timer is done; don't have to babysit it cooking