oily fish recipes

rabialiones

hi there, need some help
does anyone know of any asian recipes using sardines, pilchards etc
need to start eating these cos i have been dignosed with high bp and heart problem
thanks

boo81

sorry can I ask, why asian?

Sardines are best served fresh and really simply cooked IMO. I do eat the canned stuff but its worlds apart.

Linda32

Its not much of a receipe but we have them with salads or OH has them on toast.

Farway

Not Asian, but kippers for breakfast maybe?

When I had a false alarm about heart I got a load of fishy recipes from
http://www.seafish.org.uk/plate/default.asp

Plus some booklets, including recipes, from British heart Foundation, you may already have these of course

Waitrose do loads of recipes on their site as well

flashnazia

Haven't made this in ages!

This is best served with yellow pilaf rice (yellow from turmeric, fry onions, add washed rice turmeric and salt and water (double that of rice i think) and bring to boil and then simmer til done)) and garlic chilli and coriander yogurt raita.

Fry one smallish onion until soft and slightly brown and add crushed garlic (one clove or to taste).

Add a few green chillies.

Sprinkle half teaspoon jeero (cumin) powder and the same of dhania powder and the same of chilli powder.

then carefully add the pilchards. Now you can use the ones in tomato puree or that ones ion brine according to you taste. I prefer the tomato ones as they make a lovely tomatoey curry...

If you use the brine ones you might want to add one chopped tomato before the pilchards.

stir but carefully as the fish will break.

rabialiones

boo81 wrote: »

sorry can I ask, why asian?

Sardines are best served fresh and really simply cooked IMO. I do eat the canned stuff but its worlds apart.

asian recipes tend to be a more tastier and not as bland, i have never really cooked or eaten these types of fish previously and think i would find them easier to consume if they were cooked this way.
to be quite honest, i dont even like the look of these types of fish (i know that sounds like i am being rather selfish and ungrateful) , just that they do not look so pleasing to the eye.

and although i have just been put on various medication, i would like to come off medication if possible and hope to do so by changing my diet.
e.g. eating porridge oats to lower cholesterol , instead of taking the tablet


thanks, flashnazia, will definitely try your recipe

daisyroots_2

Lots of oily fish come in tins, and this is a good way to eat them if you're unsure about cooking from scratch. My Ma taught me to gut fish, and I will always be grateful, it's so easy, but I don't know anyone else who could teach this skill now. So as you're new to oily fish, why not try cooking with tinned salmon, sardines, mackerel and tuna, just for a start ?

rabialiones

thanks, daisyroots, will try these. just need some recipes to go with them or do you just eat them raw out of the tin?

boo81

I love sardines in tomato sauce on toast or mixed with salad cream in sandwiches. You mash the sardines up instead of leaving them as whole fish. You can do the same with pilchards.

You can buy fresah ones filleted though, my bf hated fish and even he loved fresh sardines. They are much less fishy than the tinned ones and tasdte gorgeous in salad. Most recipes ive seen use lemon juice, shallots and herbs and just either grill, bbq or bake in foil

newlywed

daisyroots wrote: »

My Ma taught me to gut fish, and I will always be grateful, it's so easy, but I don't know anyone else who could teach this skill now.

My OH worked on a fish counter some years back and so can do this

absfabs

Apart from tinned sardines/mackerels (which are already cooked, not raw!) on toast or baked potatoe, I would suggest try the smoked shrinkwrapped mackerel fillets.

They come either with or without peppercorns and are not bland at all. Also quite firm, so no fishy texture or appearance. We have them with salads or even mashed potatoes plus baked beans .Weired combination, I know, but OH who is not keen on fish likes it :rotfl: :rotfl:

Know nothing on Asian cuisine, I'm afraid, but I could imagine the smoked mackarel being flaked into biryani type rice dishes or kedgeree (?spelling).

Do try it, good alternative to tinned stuff and definetely not bland!