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Frozen Coley

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I bought fillets of frozen coley a while ago now and they are just sitting in my freezer as I don't know what to do with them.

Anyone have any ideas? Can I cook them from frozen? I'm at work so can't look at the packet to see.
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  • maman
    maman Posts: 29,707 Forumite
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    You can cook them from frozen in a foil parcel in the oven (abut 25 mins at 200 degrees?) either plain or put something in the parcel with them for a bit more flavour
    http://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/mediterranean-style-coley-parcels.html


    So much the same as you might do cod or haddock.


    It's amazing how much coley and pollock is around these days. years ago I remember the vet recommending coley for my dog when he needed a light diet as it was the cheapest white fish MacFisheries sold.
  • meritaten
    meritaten Posts: 24,158 Forumite
    yes, Coley is very similar in taste and texture to cod - so can be used as a substitute in nearly all recipes.
  • suki1964
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    Do you like a rich dish?

    My favourite for frozen fish is make a good rich tomatoe sauce , onions, garlic, anchovies, capers, olives

    Then when it's reduced down and nice and thick, put the fish in a dish, cober with the sauce, cover with foil and bake in the oven

    Lovely, rich and really satisfying and make frozen fish taste really good


    You can also,when it's all cooked, flake it up and stir into buttered pasta. Makes two fish fillets feed four
  • SailorSam
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    I like any fish. I've often had Coley in the past. I've usually done it in the microwave between 2 plates and a little bit of water. Probably about 2mins or a bit more.
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  • meritaten
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    I have fried fillets from frozen. just run them under the cold tap to get rid of the 'ice glaze', dipped them in seasoned flour (or in my case cornflour as I cant tolerate wheat flour) then fry them in butter. they take just a little longer than 'fresh' but there is little or no difference in taste or texture. and the light flour coating is, to me, much nicer than a thick batter. My grandkids prefer my version too.
  • My dad used to do the egg and breadcrumbs dip and then fry in a little oil/butter - delicious.
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  • PasturesNew
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    SailorSam wrote: »
    I like any fish. I've often had Coley in the past. I've usually done it in the microwave between 2 plates and a little bit of water. Probably about 2mins or a bit more.

    Ah, proper cooking. Not like these planet-killers, turning a whole oven on for 30-40 minutes for one bit of fish :)
  • caroc
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    edited 11 December 2015 at 11:10PM
    I bought rather a lot of whoopsied counter haddock. 26 fillets in fact for just under £13 and some are huge. So I googled 'easy fish curry' and found a recipe on BBC good food. It was delish and have refrozen some of it and eaten it after defrosting and reheating. The recipe doesn't state fish amount, so I used 2 fillets about 500 g, and 2 tablespoons of Pataks mild curry paste instead of madras. Don't stir it or the fish will break up on impact !
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  • run under cold running water to defrost then put on baking tray, sprinkle with salt and pepper and a little bit of melted butter or olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice. Grill for 1 mins then serve with new pots and veggies
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