I don't want anything too complicated, I don't know much about cooking fish and don't want to have to buy any weird spices/seasonings that I won't use much. Thanks.
2006-07-26 04:29:20 · 10 answers · asked by boss 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
I have 2 great salmon recipes that everyone in my family enjoys.
In a pyrex or microwave safe dish, place a salmon steak with the skin side down. In a small dish mix together 3 Tbsp bottled Italian dressing (any brand)and 2 tsp Worchestershire sauce. Sprinkle this sauce mixture over the salmon. Cover the dish with saran wrap and cook on high for 11 minutes. The wrap will swell up as the fish cooks and steam is released. Be careful to not burn yourself when you unwrap the dish.
Other modifications that I've made to this recipe are: to substitute the dressing/Worcherstershire with lemon or lime juice, add minced garlic or onions, and even sprinkle of capers.
My second suggestion is one that no one will ever try until they taste it. Any firm white fish will work well but we like salmon. Heat your outdoor grill. On a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil, spray a light coating of PAM or butter lightly with oil or margarine. Coat both sides of the fish in mayonnaise (not salad dressing). Lay fish on foil. On the top part take brown sugar and press it into the mayonnaise. You want to use enough brown sugar that you end up with about a 1/2 inch layer on top of the mayo. Now grill the fish for 8-11 minutes or until the brown sugar becomes bubbly. Flip the fish and spread the sauce on that side. Cook until all the sugar is melted. It is amazing...but don't tell anyone what it is made from until they taste it.
2006-07-26 05:00:50 · answer #1 · answered by Chainsawmom 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fish won't help you. It may be lower in saturated fat than land animals, but it's often just as high, or even higher, in LDL cholesterol (the one that ends up in your arteries.) Not only that, but eating marine creatures more often than not ends up supporting practices that help destroy the oceans and endanger species.
There are very few "sustainable" fisheries, so one of the few that I could recommend on an ENVIRONMENTAL level is Alaskan wild caught Pollock because the Pollock swims in very dense schools so the by-catch is much lower than with other types of fish.
However, on an ETHICAL level, the ability of a fish to experience pain seems to outweigh any benefit that you might get from eating it--i.e. the few seconds pleasure you may have from eating it does not warrant the suffocation and slow death of a creature that can suffer.
This is, of course, in addition to the already mentioned PSYIOLOGICAL level, where you really wouldn't be helping your cholesterol out at all.
Eating whole grains, and foods rich in monounsaturated fat (but with little saturated fat) and fiber will help you to lower your cholesterol without the negative side effects.
2006-07-26 05:09:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kyle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good fish recipe is very simple. Just remeber that fish cook really quick and most people tend to over-cook it. One of my favorite recipes is this...I personally like fresh water fish. Trout, Bass, etc. Take a couple of fish, make sure they are properly clean, wash throughly, place low fat margarine in the cavity of the fish, sprikle a little salt and alot of pepper on outside of fish. Wrap in aluminum foil and either bake in oven at 350 for 10 minutes per side or cook on grill 10 minutes on each side. No need to open foil for turning, just turn fish and foil together. If you don't want the added fat of the butter, sprinkle inside and out with a little lemon juice.
2006-07-26 04:37:52 · answer #3 · answered by sweetpj062 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flax seed oil helps lower cholesterol and Niacin helps lower triglycerides. Niacin can cause a flushing in your face, so it's better to take it at night before bed or get the 'no flush' niacin and it wont cause that. My husband takes niacin for his triglycerides and flax seed oil tabs for his cholesterol. Flax seed oil is available in the capsules or oil. The oil stuff tastes gross, but you can put it on a salad or whatever to take it, but my husband gets the capsules and takes 6 a day. His cholesterol dropped 30 points in just a short amount of time. Fish oil is also a great supplement. Consult your doctor on these alternatives.
2016-03-16 05:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son loves fish tacos, they are easy to make
Bake flounder or catfish in the oven, top with taco sauce (350 degrees) When fish is done (flakes easily) put in a tortilla shell with lettuce and tomatoes and low fat shredded cheese. Top with salsa if desired.
2006-07-26 04:46:30 · answer #5 · answered by Maria b 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like to cook salmon and just leave the skin on. if you bake it skin side down, when it's done the flesh will just slide off the skin. it's really easy to cook that way and helps keep the fish moist. Just cook it with some lemon slices and a little black pepper... sooo yummy.
2006-07-26 04:33:40 · answer #6 · answered by nicole 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wild caught salmon, 1 lemon sliced, 1 onion sliced, butter, salt and pepper....aluminum foil..then add salmon and ingredients wrap it all up in foil...grill til' done about 10 min....so good...so healthy. Whatever reciepe you use make sure you get Wild Caught...you don't want to know how Farm Raised is actually raised.
PS...way tender...it falls apart on your fork.
2006-07-26 04:34:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
iVillage.com has tons of simple, quick and delicious fish recipes to keep you healthy and happy.
Check out http://home.ivillage.com/cooking/food/topics/0,,4tj7,00.html?ice=ivl,searcht
Le poisson!
2006-07-26 04:56:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baked is better. Whatever seasoning you already have can be okay. I attached a websire you can use.
2006-07-26 04:39:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to allrecipes.com!
2006-07-26 05:20:24 · answer #10 · answered by lou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋