Fish recipes for a fish newbie

[Anonymous]

DH is finally starting to broaden his food horizons in an effort to eat healthy. He has always disliked fish, but now wants to try it. Does anyone have a suggestion for a fish recipe that might be good for someone who is trying to get used to the taste for the first time?

I don't cook a whole lot of fish at home, so I don't have any recipes under my belt. I was thinking of some yellow snapper, though.

[Anonymous]

I would go with a mild white fish like cod or tilapia so it doesn't have a distinct "fishy" taste. Mix together a little mayo/mustard, smear it on top of the fish, top with bread crumbs, drizzle with olive oil or butter, and broil for 5 minutes. Easy and delicious!

[Anonymous]

I've always like this fish stew recipe, and is nice as the weather turns colder.

You can make it with any fish -- so for the new fish eater, the "unfishy" tilapia works well.

[Anonymous]

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/dads_fish_stew/

[Anonymous]

Yellow snapper can be hard to find and not the easiest to cook and I think a bit risky because real snapper (a lot of it is not snapper as it turns out) can be a bit fishy. Salmon has always seemed the easiest choice, particularly the basic salmon because it has little flavor and is generally easy to cook. Broil is easy, with some butter and/or lemon juice but salmon can take a lot of sauces since you are not masking much flavor.

[Anonymous]

Do you both like wasabi? I LOVE this wasabi salmon that my MIL makes.

Mix wasabi powder with mayo (taste until you get the strength you like)
spread on one side of a salmon filet that is on a baking pan (I usually line with aluminum foil for easy clean up).

Bake at 350 for 15 min or so until the fish is done.

Easy and delish!

[Anonymous]

Pre-heat your broiler. Put a salmon filet on foil on a cookie sheet in the broiler once it's hot. Cook for about 8 minutes. While it's cooking, mix some brown sugar and soy sauce. The mixture should be thick. After the salmon's broiled for 8 minutes or so, take it out of the oven and brush the brown sugar and soy sauce mixture on it. Put it back under the broiler for 1 minute.

This is good with rice and steamed broccoli with the soy/brown sugar mix drizzled over it.

[Anonymous]

My DH likes this one a lot:


2 (6 oz) cod fillets or other thick white fish (eg, halibut)
¼ teaspoon salt
approx. 2 teaspoons low-fat mayonnaise
½ cup coarsely crushed kettle-cooked salt-and-vinegar potato chips (must be kettle-cooked)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Arrange fish filets in a foil-covered baking dish. Sprinkle with salt, and spread a thin layer of mayonnaise over each filet. Cover completely with crushed potato chips, pressing gently.
3. Bake approximately 15 minutes depending on thickness, until fish flakes easily with a fork.

[Anonymous]

Fish Tacos!

I don't have a great recipe to share, but we make these all the time, grilling some white fish with some seasonings (my husband is in charge of that part) and serving in tortillas with chopped cabbage, avocada, salsa, and plain yogurt (often we mix it with chipotle peppers from a can). Even my preschoolers love it - and it's less intimidating to a fish newbie than a big ol' piece of fish.

Tuna or salmon 'burgers' are good too - just cook a piece of fish, add a bun and some sort of tartar or mustard sauce and some lettuce.

[Anonymous]

Tilapia is a good easy fish to prepare. Handy guide by the way for buying fish:

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/sfw_recommendations.aspx

[Anonymous]

Pan roasted halibut:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCfUA_kOnrM

[Anonymous]

Ditto on the salmon recipes. I posted the greek salmon in the "easy recipe" thread.

I also mix soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, and fresh ginger, spoon over salmon, let it sit for 30 minutes, and then broil for 8-10.

My husband will eat tilapia if I rub olive oil on it, then rub it with Cajun seasoning and broil.

[Anonymous]

Second the salmon, probably farmed since it has less flavor and a fish newbie may prefer that. Line a pan with aluminum foil and preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place salmon fillet (about 12 oz for 2 people) skin-side down on the pan. Bake for about 15 mins or until the fish flakes easily when prodded with a fork. (As a general rule, bake 10 mins per inch thickness)

Meanwhile, scoop about 1 cup of 2% or full-fat Fage yogurt into a bowl. (You could use another thick Greek yogurt but Fage has a good consistency and tartness.) Beat it with a fork until it's mixed together and creamy. Add salt to taste -- maybe 1/4 to 1/2 tsp -- and beat in. Chop a reasonable amount of fresh dill and beat that in. When the salmon is done, remove from the oven, scoop off the pan (the skin should stick to the pan and you can just slide the spatula between the fish and its skin to remove) and top with the yogurt mixture, then serve immediately.

Dill and fish is a classic combo and this is about as easy as it gets. My DH requests this all summer long, but WF should have dill even at this time of year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tilapia is a good easy fish to prepare. Handy guide by the way for buying fish:

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/sfw_recommendations.aspx

Tilapia is not a part of a healthy diet. Of all the fish out there, this one might be environmentally friendly, but not good for human consumption.

If OPs husband wants to be healthy, pick a healthy fish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tilapia is a good easy fish to prepare. Handy guide by the way for buying fish:

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/sfw_recommendations.aspx

Tilapia is not a part of a healthy diet. Of all the fish out there, this one might be environmentally friendly, but not good for human consumption.

If OPs husband wants to be healthy, pick a healthy fish.

Can you please explain this?