Question for cooks

[wobbegong]

Well it is the Guardian FFS!

I like fishfingers, chicken flavoured Walkers crisps and a tiny amount of Heinz tomato ketchup in mine.

Yum!

Hmmmmm, crisps you say. That might just work. I'm thinking "salt & vinegar", and probably McCoys.

Well, that's lunch sorted! Thanks Dim.

[PAH]

If the meal is for someone you may not know all that well, check they actually like fish.

A mate's wife once said (at a restaurant) she doesn't like fish as she brings enough of her own to the table.

Put me right off my fish supper.

For fish dinners you can't beat fish, chips, peas, and gravy. Though that might be a northern thing.

[OwlHoot]

Shouldn't we be asking you?

Morning all,

I'm looking for ideas for an impressive, delicious Fish based main course recipe for this evening, any favourite recipes you care to share?

Boiled smoked haddock

And while I'm asking, I'm terrible at deserts which usually revolve around homemade ice cream or choc mousse, any other ideas?

Bread and butter pudding

Thanks in advance and apologies if this thread causes hunger.

I am a bit peckich, having skipped breakfast as always. But only three hours to go until my free lunch in the clientco canteen.

[norrahe]

Fish pie, add scallops and oysters for that luxury feel

[wobbegong]

In my experience, most fish/shellfish has a delicate flavour, easily obscured by rich or spicy sauces.

The three steps to successful fish cooking for me, are . . .

1. Buy it fresh
2. Don't overcook it
3. Keep it simple

HTH

[doodab]

You cannot go wrong with a cheesecake (a proper baked one). White chocolate & marscapone is a good one, esp with a bit of ginger.

Fish is best kept simple IMO. Raw with a bit of soy sauce for dipping and some wasabi

[RSoles]

Ah, now someone mentioned Raspberrries; Cranachan Cranachan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[PAH]

Make sure you're not cooking for this moron, or you may get a complaint that your fish dish smells fishy.

Tourist complains that fishing port 'smells fishy' - mirror.co.uk

[norrahe]

You cannot go wrong with a cheesecake (a proper baked one). White chocolate & marscapone is a good one, esp with a bit of ginger.

Fish is best kept simple IMO. Raw with a bit of soy sauce for dipping and some wasabi

baked lemon and vanilla cheesecake:

Base:
15 digestive biscuits
80g butter
20g sugar
(crush buscuits, melt butter, add usgar and buscuits to melted butter, pat down in cake tin and cook for 10 mins at 200, ensure base is cold before you add cheese mix).

Top:
2 eggs
2 large packs philadelphia
1 pack creme fraiche
Juice and zest of 2-3 lemons (depends on how tart you like it)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract or 1 vanilla pod
100g caster sugar
85 g flour

Whisk all the topping ingredients together till combined, pour over the base and bake in an oven for 1.5 hours at 100. The mixture should have a slight wobble. check it after the hour mark as some ovens may cook it quicker.

[norrahe]

Ah, now someone mentioned Raspberrries; Cranachan Cranachan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eton mess!