Fishy

[waimarie]

Being adventurous we have decided to try some pollock. It looks okay in the raw state and shall try a variety of simple methods to see how it shapes up.

This may sound silly but it is a new fish to me and would welcome comments and suggestions from others experience.

[BigMac]

From memory - its a long time since I caught and ate one - treat like any firm, white fish like cod: fry, batter, bread, use in fish pie, poach etc. Could probably be cubed and skewered for fish kebabs or barbecued, too.

[man of brass]

Hello waimarie

try grilling, but not too fast. Seal the skin side in some butter with lemon juice, and place the fish on a greased tray. Put the skin side down, lightly season and add a squeeze of lemon or lime juice. Gently grill the fish, serve with tartre sauch, new potatoes and broccoli. Its delicious

From: man of brass

[glenis]

didn't pollock used to be called coley? it was always the cheapest fish around and people used to buy it to feed to their cats or use as a cheap base for fish pie ,then they decided to remarket it as pollock to get away from the tarnished reputation of coley

[nickmo]

Pollachius virens - member of the cod family. Not a great flavoured fish, so cheaper alternative, but excelllent as a base for fish pies, seafood lasagne, fish burgers, etc etc., or for using with any good sauce. Quite firm in texture, so you can stuff it, roast, bake or fey quite well.

Good selection of ideas here: http://www.thefoody.com/fish/index.html. or try the Somerset Fish Casserole suggestion: http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/recipes_result.asp?name=somersetfish

Few other fish dishes at: http://www.astray.com/recipes/?search=fish - 6000 to choose from there, so should keep you happy.

[waimarie]

Many thanks to everybody. It seems well worth trying out so shall have a go at a fish pie and a grilled method. Generally sounds to be a good option when we are encouraged to sample less popular types of fish. Thanks again for the help.