Suggestions For Cooking Fish, Please.

[Tilly2]

I have a staple dish of pan fried salmon, flaked and stirred into a mixture penne, pesto and pine nuts.

I have bought cod and smoked haddock for a change. Is pan frying the tastiest way to cook these or should I roast the fish in the oven?

Or........should I cook the fish a different way?

Any suggestions, please?

[dannyk13]

Roast smoked haddock wrapped in ham is delicious.

[MargoTester]

Hi Tilly, I always wrap fish in foil and cook it in the oven. It doesn't seem to smell the house out too much that way.

[237SJ]

I`m not sure I`d pan sear smoked haddock. You could poach it in milk and serve with a nice dollop of butter and baby potatoes etc. Or use the poaching milk to make a white sauce to pour over. Or you could use both in a pasta bake with cheese on top.

[Psybbo]

Risotto but I know nothing about fish.

[Jackdaw33]

Poach it or just put in on a plate and micro on half power for 6 mins. Mine always comes out lovely.

[Tilly2]

How long does it have to roast for, Danny/Margo? What temperature?


237, thank you, that's how I would normally cook smoked haddock.

Sibs. It's a sort of risotto, without the rice!

[dannyk13]

Tilly, 180C for about 15 -20 minutes.

[Buenchico]

Cod tends to break up rather easily when pan fried. (At least it does with my ham-fisted attempts!). I'd prefer to poach it
http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/how-to-cook/how-to-poach-cod
perhaps like this
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/creamycodpoachedinwh_71466
(I wouldn't substitute it for salmon in your 'staple dish'; the flavour's simply not strong enough).

Smoked haddock has the type of flavour that really demands something equally powerful to go with it. My mouth is watering at the thought of this possibility
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/smokedhaddockandleek_85923
but if you're going to leave the fish intact my instinct would be to oven bake it. (Even then though, you can still serve it with an equally strong flavour against it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/oven-roasted_smoked_18489 )

[Tilly2]

Thanks, Danny. I don't have any ham. I'll have to wrap it in foil. :-)

[MargoTester]

180/350 for about 20 mins. Depends a bit on amount of fish, but check after 15 mins to be sure not to overcook it x

[Tilly2]

Thank you Chris. Those recipes look interesting. Mr T likes the idea of smoked haddock with black pudding.

I shall roast both fish in the oven and flake them into the penne. We'll see how it goes. If it's not flavourful, I shall revert to salmon in future.

Thanks for your help, everyone.

[dannyk13]

Tilly, If you have any mustard mix some with breadcrumbs to make a crust and cover the haddock in it.Roast in oven at 200C for ten to 12 minutes.

[Tilly2]

French, Dijon, Whole-Grain or English, Danny?

[dannyk13]

Whole grain if you have it, if not Dijon, English is a bit too strong for fish.

[MargoTester]

Hope you enjoy it Tilly. You could try smoked haddock and leek risotto a try sometime it's really nice.

[MargoTester]

Oh I'll try the mustard mix Danny, sounds tasty.

[Buenchico]

I'll give my backing to the whole grain mustard. I've usually got one or two of these in my freezer ('cos I'm an idle so-&-so) and the mustard really makes it tasty:
https://youngsseafood.co.uk/product-ranges/wild-pink-salmon-alaska-pollock-penne/

[Tilly2]

I'll try that another time, Danny. I have pesto sauce which should give it a bit of a kick.

Thanks again.

[dannyk13]

I can eat pesto with almost anything,is yours home made or bought?

[Tilly2]

Thanks, Chris. Having looked at that package, I'm now going to put some baby tomatoes in as well. I've not tried that before.

I'm beginning to get hungry.........