Fish For Beginners

BUMP! I'm clueless and need easy, quick. Walmart sells talapia in individual packages....would like to make that for a quick lunch :drinker:

I honestly just started cooking raw fresh fish last week, and it's really easy! I bought some boneless salmon fillets stuffed with crab and lobster at Safeway. But you can get regular salmon fillets or tilapia or something yummy. At least for the salmon, I sprinkled on some Emiril's Essence seasoning and a bit of garlic, and drizzled some olive oil on it and bake it in the oven on tin foil for 25 minutes at 400 degrees. Cook until it's really light pink and opaque. It doesn't get any easier than that.

I don't know if you don't like fish because you haven't tried the right kind or you just genuinely don't like fish. Either way, here's my input:

Fried Fish is usually the tastiest in my opinion, but that's kind of out of the question, isn't it? lol

Try different types of fish. There's Cod, Salmon, Tuna, Catfish, Tilapia, and others. My favorite way to prepare Cod and Tilapia is simply to cook it in a little bit of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in a pan. I season it with something called "Citrus Seasoning," which can be purchased pretty much anywhere I think. The Olive Oil gives the fish the perfect amount of juiciness and the citrus seasoning gives it a nice taste.

Salmon is good prepared that same way too, but I will say that Salmon (in my opinion) is not as good as Cod or Tilapia. Salmon is a little bit stronger of a fishy taste I think.

Do you have a Trader Joe's nearby? They've got some nice seafood options in the meat case & in the frozen section. For example, tonight I had a tasty wild Pacific salmon in a chimichurri sauce. Just had to thaw it and pop it in the oven for 12 minutes.

Also, you can learn a lot about seafood choices from http://www.seafoodwatch.org - it's a guide from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It'll tell you things like whether the seafood is sustainable, if any health advisories have been issued, etc. And they've also got some tasty recipes on the site. If you shop at Whole Foods, they're labeling their wild caught seafood according to the guide to make informed shopping easier. Note: it can be really hard to always find seafood that the guide says is a best choice or good alternative, so don't beat yourself up. But it is good to try.

I love shrimp - they're really easy to cook. Pick up some Old Bay spice and steam them; get rid of the shells and thrown them in a wok with a little olive oil, red pepper flakes and garlic and serve with some whole wheat pasta; or steam them and serve cold over a salad of mixed greens, tomato, and avocado and your vinaigrette of choice. They're very versatile and hard to mess up.

Don't write off all seafood - there are many kinds. From shrimp, clams and mussels (all are great, steamed with white wine & slices of garlic) to light white fish like fluke, flounder and tilapia (bake in the oven with a little butter/oil and a little sprinkle of paprika on top) to meatier fish like salmon, monkfish, and swordfish (sorry, drawing a blank on a cooking suggestion) - try the different types until you find some that appeal to you. Cheers!

I`ve been trying eat more fish as well. And I really don`t like it hahaha. But I have found a few ways that are really tasty.

Fish Taco`s. You can make adjustments at each stage to make it less fattening if you want.

Marinate tilapia in the juice of 1 lime and some margarita mix ( or just lime is ok). then I pat some panko on it, and cook it with no or little oil in my seasoned iron skillet. Serve on tortilla, with coleslaw, salsa and a bit of cheese. The coleslaw I make is with red cabbage, OJ, and some sesame oil. there`s other things as well, but it`s really good for you. (several versions by Bobby Flay)

make a lowfat version of this without the potato it`s really good http://www.foodreference.com/html/hal-horpotc-41207.html

or Sushi I love sushi.

monkfish and swordfish are nice because they have a denser texture, and mild flavors. Those 2 are how I started with fish... Monkfish is almost as dense as lobster, and it is sweet and tasty like lobster too. Easily my fave...but it can be hard to find sometimes.

Hey!
I used to dislike fish but now have grown to love salmon.

Try putting a bit of honey, garlic and lemon juice and basil and baking it in the oven.

Also if you really dont like the tase, make a low/no fat yogurt with dill sauce to eat with the salmon, its delicious!

Here is a great simple recipe

Buy some frozen Haddock or Halibut, italian bread crumbs and 1 egg

Whisk the egg, dip the dethawed peice of fish into the whisked egg, than dip the fish in a plate of bread crumbs

Place on heated pan on oven, spray some pam or use a little bit of butter/mararine and fry about 5-7 mins on each side at a medium temp. (can do more than one peice at a time, we do 4)


Delicious.. can use a LITTLE bit of tartar sauce to dip the fish into

Tilipia is the best fish for beginners. Its does not have a fishy taste, and its very mild. Like others have said, grilled, blackened, fish tacos are all yummy choices. A 4 ounce filet comes in around a 100 calories and its good for you. You should also give shrimp a shot too. You can pan fry it and throw it on a salad, make shrimp fajitas (my fav) or put on a grill. Down in Mississippi, we like to boil it in cajun seasonings and eat them like that also.

A very simple and easy way to prepare fish, such as tilapia, is to pull out the tin foil. Heat the oven to ~350 degrees. Place each defrosted or fresh fillet on it's own square of tin foil. Sprinkle the fish with a dill/lemon seasoning (I love McCormick's It's a Dilly). Put a small pat of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Lite on each fish. Fold up all of the sides of the tin foil to form little closed tents. Bake for ~25-30 minutes. Very easy and yummy. Even my 4 year old loves fish this way!

This is sounds delicous

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Fish Tacos are awsome!!! and if you cook them right, with the right kind of fish they are excellent!

I am like you, I can't stand fish or the more particularly the smell of fish, unless is Sushi or cooked by someone else... So to cook it at home my butcher told me how to cook it with out the smell.

Ingred.
Salmon ( I prefer the steak cut, yes its a little more but its easier)
1 -2 lemons depending on how much salmon to cook
1 garlic clove minced tiny or shaved.
some tin foil.
optional salt.

HOW TO COOK:
Pre-heat over 350
Take piece of tin foil place on cooking sheet
Place salmon, skin side down on to tin foil.
Sprinkle garlic all over salmon
If using salt, a lil salt - like less than a dash.
Squeeze lemon juice all over salmon
Wrap tin foil to make a little pouch.
Cook in over for 20 minutes, or until the salmon is the flaky with a fork.
Serve with rice and veg and enjoy.

That is the easiest way to make fish and also to make it taste the way you want. I use whole fish with this method and stuff it with onions, garlic, carrots and whatever else I feel like putting in there.

If you can do the can thing, the flavored tuna is popular with people who aren't big fans of fish. Delicious on crackers!

I haven't read the rest of the posts so someone might have said this. Tilapia is a great fish if you aren't fond of fish. It is a white fish and has a very, very mild flavor.

Lemon pepper on fish is my fave!