What herbs/spices goes with fish?

horsechestnut

Tarragon goes well with salmon.

thriftlady_2

nopot2pin wrote: »

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

I don't know I've not made one yet:D But, yes that's what I'd do -fry some curry powder or several different spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, chilli in a some butter with a diced onion, then add flour to make a roux and then gradually add milk to make a sauce.

Topping could be mash or pastry;)

esio_trot

I posted in here earlier and can't believe I forgot to add one of my favourite things to go with fish! Chorizo. Not a herb, obviously, but it's lovely with the tomato sauce, or baked in the oven with something a bit meaty like cod.

yummy

MrsE_2

Trinny wrote: »

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.

LandyAndy wrote: »

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.

esio_trot wrote: »

I posted in here earlier and can't believe I forgot to add one of my favourite things to go with fish! Chorizo. Not a herb, obviously, but it's lovely with the tomato sauce, or baked in the oven with something a bit meaty like cod.

Gotta agree Fennel, Capers & Chorizo are all fab too:D

nopot2pin

thriftlady wrote: »

I don't know I've not made one yet:D But, yes that's what I'd do -fry some curry powder or several different spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, chilli in a some butter with a diced onion, then add flour to make a roux and then gradually add milk to make a sauce.

Topping could be mash or pastry;)

Aye... I think I am going to try that...
Mashed sweet potato might be quite a nice topping too

tandraig

hollandaise sauce is nice with fish - and i love fish with curry sauce! goes well in tomato and basil sauce too - but not sure about the smoked fish with that as i usually used just white fish. my families fave was my fisherman pie
It was made with white fish, some tinned salmon if i had any leftover or smoked salmon or haddock ( as you can see it was a 'chuck anything in pie'.
if I had any prawns (cooked) they went in too!
all in either plain white sauce or parsley sauce or even hollandaise works
topped with mash - some sweet potato often went in
then baked in oven for half hour
oh and for a change I sometimes grated cheese on top - it works - try it!

Pretani

Some great suggestions which I'll use sometime soon. Changed my mind about having fish stew and I steamed the cod in dill, butter and a slug of rice wine. Served it with a soft poached egg and it was very tasty (yum-yum dill). The smoked haddock never got used, i'll probably use it up in a Cullen Skink soup, after watching the hairy bikers on TV:D