July 8, 2009
Preparing Fish - My Personal Tips
Are you looking for great fish recipes? One of the best ways to cook an oily fish, such as mackerel, is to use a cedar board. When cleaning fish the best way to gut and remove the scales is on a cedar board with a light coat of olive oil. Stuff the body cavity of the mackerel with herbs such as rosemary, thyme, and bay leaves. A nice addition to the fish is to add half of a lemon to the body cavity. The acidity of the lemon is a great way to cut through the oiliness of the fish. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Arrange the fish on the board, place in the oven, and bake for 30 minutes. After extracting from the oven, be sure to let the fish sit for 2-5 minutes before plating and serving.
This method of cooking oily fish is a pretty well-kept secret, but utilizing it can bring some life into this ordinarily underused dish. Check back often for more exciting fish recipes. My favorite way to make grilled fish is to baste it with a sauce made of soy sauce, garlic paste, ginger paste, and a small amount of ground cayenne. I place the fish in foil and grill the fish till it is browned. To go with this particular meat I have grilled some onions, garlic, potatoes and I've added some ripe mangoes.
This particular dish requires me to brown it and after I'm done I surround it with vegetable, fruit, and I put most of the ginger soy sauce on top. The choice of fish is your decision, although keep in mind that a milder fish will help to enhance the vegetables and fruits. While cookong this grilled fish dish is easy and makes a person feel like a gourmet chef, the better choice would be the fish with the stronger robust taste. A white wine that is light and fruity should be served with this. Each year my husband and some of his pals sponsor a fishing tournament.
They fish on Lake Erie and try to get perch and/or pickerel. They then count the fish, I;m not sure if the winner gets a prize, though. Those people are having a fish fry at someone's house where a large gathering of people will be invited. However, I believe that they are having this fish fry so that they can show it off later on. Everyone in the group usually brings their families with them and they bring some kind of side dish with them. Then, some of the guys fire up their deep fryers and make deep fried fish and some onion rings and French fries, too. Fried fish taste great, but it may not be the best thing for most people to eat, in the middle of the summertime because of the heat.
And copious amounts of beer are flowing too, which can be a little too much for some folks to stomach. I can't eat a lot of their fish because I'm somewhat afraid to try it, but I do enjoy indulging in tasting all the many different side dishes that they have to offer.
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