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Help with child friendly fish recipes
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sleepybookworm7
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Hi all,
In a bid to be more healthy, I am searching for some fish dishes for the kids.
The thing is, I have never cooked fish before and feel a bit squemish about the whole thing. Is there any way I can cook fish without it be too 'fishy' an experience ?!?
Thanks
In a bid to be more healthy, I am searching for some fish dishes for the kids.
The thing is, I have never cooked fish before and feel a bit squemish about the whole thing. Is there any way I can cook fish without it be too 'fishy' an experience ?!?
Thanks

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Mine love smoked haddock (yellow fish as we used to call it at school).
I just poach it in milk and butter. Use the milk to make a white sauce or cheese sauce and serve with mash potatoes and peas.
Fish pie is another nice idea. With mash potato and grated cheese on top.£2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4.............................NCFC member No: 00005.........
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I buy white fish called pollack (Sainsbury's Basics range as the pieces are small enough for my 2.5 year old). Then I coat the fish in breadcrumbs and/or crushed cornflakes and fry in a little butter and oil. She loves it. I suppose you could grill the fish if your children are older.0
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You can get a big bag of frozen white fish pieces from Mr T's (and I presume other supermarkets) for really cheap. I tend to use this with some left over mashed potato and breadcrumbs to make fishcakes.
If your kids are old enough, maybe you could get them to help you make them up as well!!!Perpetual Lurker!
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I buy tilapia fish fillets from Tesco's fresh fish counter.
The fillets have no skin and no bones. I fry them in a small amount of butter and a drizzle of oil, after seasoning it with a bit of salt and white pepper. It only needs about a minute on each side and then a squeeze of lemon if you like lemon on your fish.
It is a bit on the expensive side, about £3.50 for 2 fillets but it doesn't smell too fishy and it is yummy and there is no wastage, you just wolf down the whole lot.
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Fish cakes, make them firm enough and you can make them into shapes with a pastry cutter before putting crumbs on.One day I might be more organised...........
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As a child I loved (and still do) haddock, or as Rikki put it, yellow fish:p Done exactly as descriped there.
I also loved huss and skate, simply grilled. Served with home cooked chips and peas or sweetcorn.
What about fishcakes with tinned salmon? Or sardines on toast to help them get into the swing of fish?Comping, Clicking & Saving for Change0 -
If you really hate handling fish, there are those frozen bits of white fish that you cook in the bag that have butter sauce or parsley sauce with the fish.
Probably better then nothing and can be boiled or microwaved and served with mash and peas.
Or cod or haddock fillets in crumbs that can be baked in the oven.Felines are my favourite
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Tinned tuna and tinned mackerel of course. Tuna pasta bake, mackerel and pasta/rice, all lovely, cheap and bone-free. Plus mackerel's got lots of omega 3.
Grilled salmon, salmon kebabs, salmon with honey/soy sauce or teriaki - all very kiddy friendly and lots of omega 3. Mr T do picks of wild Alaskan salmon every so often for £5 - much better for you than the farmed stuff, even organic.
Any white fish flaked and added to a pasta bake in tomato sauce is an easy way into fish - can hardly taste it, in the sauce, but adds some protein.0 -
my girls have always liked smoked haddock - they used to say it tasted like bacon! Once they will try one type of fish it's easier to introduce others. A fish pie is a good option as everything is creamy and mixed up, and they don't have to worry about bones or skin, which often puts children offweaving through the chaos...0
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A favourite in my house is mackarel pizza. Cut a baguette in half lenghtways into whatever size pieces you want. Spread tomato ketchup (or puree) on bread and sprinkle on a few herbs. Mash up a tin (or two) of mackarel fillets in tomato sauce (or if you are my niece then a tin of tuna instead) and spread out over bread. Top with cheese and pop in warm oven until cheese nice and golden and the whole thing is warmed through.Newbie thread: go to the top of this page and find these words: Main site > MoneySavingExpert.com Forums > Household & Travel > Motoring > Parking Tickets, Fines & Parking. Click on words Parking Tickets, Fines & Parking. Newbie thread is the first post. Blue New Thread button is just above it to left.0
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