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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?

Look it up. Omega 6.

The Mayo Clinic says it's okay. I think I'll believe them. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tilapia/MY00167

Ok great. I don't care if you stuff you face full of Omega 6 fats. You porobably don't get enough of those bad fats in your regular diet.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Look it up. Omega 6.

The Mayo Clinic says it's okay. I think I'll believe them. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tilapia/MY00167

I'd go with salmon too. Easiest recipe:

Get about a one inch thick salmon steak. Place on a tray for toaster oven. Squirt lemon juice all over. Sprinkle lightly pepper on top. Sprinkle more generously with Dill. Bake at 350 for half hr.

Anonymous wrote: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!

I second this advice to go with milder fish. Many fresh water fish are mild compared to sea / ocean. I would marinate in oil, lemon and salt for a couple of hours and then just pad it in flour and fry on a skillet.

I really don't like "fishy tasting" fish, and I don't think salmon is a good choice to start with at all. I find it SUPER fishy. I like halibut, but that is about it. I know that isn't incredibly helpful, but I opened this thread hoping to find something I may like, and realized most posters wrote about salmon.

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Anonymous wrote:World's easiest beginner recipe:

Put a little oil on a baking sheet or baking dish. Put a salmon fillet on, skin side down. Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on top of the fish. Sprinkle with dill. (Or if you don't like dill, some other herb, but just one.) Bake at 350 for 15-20 min. depending on thickness. Or broil for about 6 min., but if you broil, watch it closely to make sure you don't burn it.

Mayo on piece of fish? Is this out of the White Trash Cookbook?

Not PP, but ever hear of tartar sauce, aioli or remoulade? Yes, mayo is used with fish all the time.

Tilapia is easy to cook, delicious, and healthy. Might not be the absolute healthiest food out there but it is better than no fish at all.

I love fish. I would start with a mild white fish like tilapia for a fish newbie. I agree with an above poster that fish tacos would be a good place to start, b/c there are a lot of tastes going on so the fish is not front and center. We season tilapia with taco seasoning and pan fry in a little olive oil - it cooks really quickly, probably no more than 5 minutes and it is done. It will break apart but that is fine for the tacos. Serve with soft tortillas, avocado or guacamole and shredded cabbage - DH likes to add black beans to his fish tacos. Another easy salmon recipe (by the way, you can get the salmon skinned at the fish counter, less gross for non-fish eating people!) - mix a paste of brown sugar and dijon mustard (I use about 1/4 cup brown sugar to a couple T of mustard), glaze the salmon with it, and broil salmon for about 12-15 minutes. Another easy recipe which you can use with any fish - I usually do it with salmon or whatever white fish is on sale - is to mix seasoned panko bread crumbs with olive oil and press on top of fish and bake for 15 minutes - I usually broil the last minute or two to get the top darker. One tip - ask the person working at the fish counter for recommendation for pieces of fish without bones - a lot of fish has tiny little bones in it, and that can be gross if you are not used to eating fish.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Look it up. Omega 6.

Check. Looked it up. Seems part of a healthy diet to me. The omega-6 stuff is being overblown by a few.
And I think it would be fine for OP to make a few filets of it.

And easy. She said she was a newbie.

I could have offered tips for poached salmon in beurre blanc, with asparagus and homemade hollandaise, I suppose. That might have pleased your haute sensibilities. But it wouldn't have been very responsive to OP's question.

Put your snark away, dear, and try it. It's pretty good.

Anonymous wrote:World's easiest beginner recipe:

Put a little oil on a baking sheet or baking dish. Put a salmon fillet on, skin side down. Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on top of the fish. Sprinkle with dill. (Or if you don't like dill, some other herb, but just one.) Bake at 350 for 15-20 min. depending on thickness. Or broil for about 6 min., but if you broil, watch it closely to make sure you don't burn it.

Mayo on piece of fish? Is this out of the White Trash Cookbook?

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Look it up. Omega 6.

World's easiest beginner recipe:

Put a little oil on a baking sheet or baking dish. Put a salmon fillet on, skin side down. Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on top of the fish. Sprinkle with dill. (Or if you don't like dill, some other herb, but just one.) Bake at 350 for 15-20 min. depending on thickness. Or broil for about 6 min., but if you broil, watch it closely to make sure you don't burn it.

Here is my only fish recipe.

Take fillets of salmon, set on a large piece of foil, smother with onions and peppers, a little olive oil (or mayo) and other seasonings and/or lemon pepper. Grill. Unwrap and enjoy.