What herbs/spices goes with fish?

Pretani

I'm planning on making a fish stew tonight using smoked fish and cod. I normally cook it in parsley sauce and although its tasty, its now becoming a bit monotonous.

Can anyone come up with something more adventurous?:D

MrsE_2

I love dill with fish (both salmon & white fish) but I don't know how good it would be in a stew.

bryanb

Anything to hide the fishy taste would do it for me, I use plenty of tartare sauce when I have to eat fish.

esio_trot

dill works well with fish.

I also like using an Italian tomato and mixed herb base for fish stew for a change. Just make it as you would for pasta, but with a little more stock to thin it out and allow it to bubble properly in the pan.

nopot2pin

If I am poaching fish, in milk, for a fish pie, I always add a couple of bay leaves. Then I use the milk as the base of my sauce.

maro11

We make our fish stew with a tomato based sauce as well. Lemon thyme is loved added near the end.

Pretani

thanks folks.;)

Trinny

Hello there

Just thought i would add my suggestion - hope its not too late:j

I usually bake fish in the oven and IMHO fennel is the best for fish, also dill if you can get it - different types of parsley also make a good change.

Bon appetit!

Trin

LandyAndy

Not strictly herbs but I always put a few capers in my fish pie mixes and I'm sure they would also go well in a fish stew.

thriftlady_2

Curry spices are really good with smoked fish. What about a curried fish pie?

nopot2pin

thriftlady wrote: »

Curry spices are really good with smoked fish. What about a curried fish pie?

Ooooo.... that sounds good.
Is it just like a normal fish pie, adding curry to the sauce ?
What do you use for the topping ??