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Bounty From the Sea

© Viraj Talpade

My roomie got us fresh fish fillets the other day and they were lying in the freezer simply waiting for a bit of cooking enthusiasm + wizardry. Enter moi, the recipes guy. So I went out on a surf and came up with thousands of good sites for fish recipes. I'm sharing those with you, except that I've picked out the best ones. It comes with the job!

Cidered Haddock Casserole

(From The Farmhouse Kitchen by Dorothy Sleightholme)

Ingredients

1 to 1.5 lb haddock or cod fillet, skinned
8 oz tomatoes, skinned and sliced
2 oz mushrooms, sliced
1 Tbsp chopped parsley
salt and pepper
1/4 pint hard cider
2 Tbsp fresh white breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp grated hard cheese (I've used all kinds, including parmesian and mizithra, but softer white cheese will work too)

Method

Wipe the fish, cut into cubes and lay these in an ovenproof dish. Cover with the sliced tomatoes and mushrooms, the parsley and seasonings and pour the hard cider over.

Cover with foil and cook in the centre of the oven at 350F or gas 4 for 20-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with breadcrumbs and cheese, and brown in a hot oven, 425F or gas 7, or under a hot grill.

I encourage you to experiment with this recipe, adding ingredients that sound good to you. I've added dried currants and other things. Have fun!

Coconut Breaded Cod

Ingredients

1 1/4 lbs thick cod fillets, boned, cut into 4 pieces
3 Tbsp lime juice
1 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground mace
1 tsp cayenne
2 eggs
3 Tbsp water
2 cups finely grated, unsweetened coconut
2 Tbsp butter

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Rinse off cod fillets well under cool water. Sprinkle well with lime juice and set aside. Mix together bread crumbs, salt, mace, and cayenne. Pour into a shallow dish suitable for dredging. Beat together eggs and water.

Put coconut in a shallow dish suitable for dredging. Melt butter and pour into bottom of a baking dish. (Or spray baking dish with cooking spray).

Dredge each piece of lime juice-covered fish in the crumb mixture. Then dip in egg. Dredge in coconut. (You may repeat the egg/coconut step if you like a thicker coating). Lay thoroughly-coated pieces of fish in baking pan. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily. Serve with good tartar sauce.  Also good served along with baked bacon-wrapped shrimp.

Easy Bacon Wrapped Prawns

This recipe is probably a lot easier than other bacon-wrapped prawn recipes you've seen. It's simple and delicious.

Ingredients

6 large prawns per person you're serving, shelled and deveined