Why Does My Boiled Fish Smell Fishy?

[Somba]

I suddenly felt like eating fish and a couple of hours ago, I went buy some fish, as big as my palm size.
But I don't know how to cook a fish, I washed and put one into boiling water, but it smelt terrible, fishy even if itwas completely welldone.
I don't knowthe fish's name and I already threw the plastic pack/cover away.
There are still some in my fridge,

Thanks
L

 

[arildno]

Your Mom knows how, ask her..

 

[scorpa]

When I buy salmon I spread out some tinfoil and smother it in butter and add some onions and lemon, put the fish on top, wrap the tinfoil around the fish and bake it in the oven. It tastes great.

 

[Physics is Phun]

is it a white or pink colour?

 

[Somba]

thanks anyway
my fish is not salmon, but i'll omit its head, its tail, wash with lemon, add peper, chilisource next time

 

[Astronuc]

Some recipes and cooking ideas for seafood (or fish in general).

http://www.fish4fun.com/seafoodrecipes.htm

http://www.fish4fun.com/cooking-seafood.htm

My brother cooks salmon in pineapple juice.

I would suggest poached or braised.

Basically cook fish at 350-375°F (~177-190°C). Make sure it is clean. If it has a slight odor of ammonia, throw it away.

 

[Evo]

This sounds like a great Salmon recipe.

Ingredients:
• 3 lb Salmon
• 1 ts Salt
• 1 ts Pepper, black
• 1/2 ts Thyme
• 3 tb Butter
• 1 1/2 c Cream, light
• 3 Onions, sliced
• 3 Parsley sprigs
• 1 Garlic clove; quartered
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2 Cucumbers; peeled and cut into strips
Method:
• Combine salt and pepper, and thyme then rub all over the salmon.
• Melt butter in baking dish then add salmon and coat it with the butter.
• Add light cream, onion slices, parsley, garlic, and bay leaf. Arrange cucumber strips around the salmon.
• Bake it covered for 40 minutes or until centre bone can be removed easily.
• Remove and discard bay leaf, onion, parsley and garlic before you serve.

 

[Astronuc]

This sounds like a great Salmon recipe.

• Bake it covered for 40 minutes or until centre bone can be removed easily.

I always like eating the centre bones.

 

[Evo]

I love salmon bones. :!)

 

[SizarieldoR]

Ewwww, bonessss.

Anyway, if you turn the meat the right way the ribs easily fall off.

 

[wolram]

What do jelly fish taste like?

 

[Danger]

Depends upon the colour. You can get grape, mango, lemon-lime, or cherry.
Somba, if it's a 'fishy-tasting' fish, as opposed to salmon, tuna, haddock, etc., just pan fry the sucker with gobs of butter, some lemon juice, and salt/pepper to taste.

 

[Math Is Hard]

What do jelly fish taste like?

Some of them taste like fried eggs

 

[Danger]

I've seen your member photo, Woolie; you have nothing to worry about.

 

[wolram]

I've seen your member photo, Woolie; you have nothing to worry about.

How did winnie the poos great great grandad get on this forum ?

 

[Astronuc]

I've seen your member photo, Woolie; you have nothing to worry about.

How did winnie the poos great great grandad get on this forum ?

Leave it to you to lead a thread astray. Got any fish recipes? Or even a fish story?

 

[Danger]

Not me. I only eat hunny.





Do not, under any circumstances, let on that I called her that.

 

[FrogPad]

A simple method that typically applies to seafood in general, is to bake it in the oven inside a pouch. Just lay some parchment paper down on a baking pan, place the seafood in the center, add some koscher salt, ground pepper, and depending on what you are cooking, chose some appropriate herbs, vegetables (usually onions), typically some garlic, some white wine maybe, then add some butter. Staple the whole thing shut and cook it in the oven. The temp and time depend on what you are cooking.
Definitely a lazy way to prepare something nice.

 

[Moonbear]

I only read quickly, so might have missed something. But, generally, the two easiest ways to cook fish are baking or pan frying. Actually, broiling is better than baking, but either will work. For strong fish (ones that have a lot of their own flavor), a little lemon and butter will make it very tasty. For very mild fish (like flounder or cod), all sorts of seasonings can be used to help add some flavor. Dill is a nice seasoning on fish. Garlic is good too. Astronuc (I think it was Astronuc) posted a recipe sometime last year that had a very tasty cucumber and dill sauce to put over fish. The sauce is wonderful, and very versatile (I've made it a few times since then).

Boiling...well, people do eat poached fish, but I'm not so sure about that myself.

FrogPad's suggestion of cooking en papier (not sure if I spelled it right...it's the fancy French name for cooking it in parchment paper) is a well-established method of cooking fish (though, you're supposed to know how to tuck all the edges in so you don't have to staple it shut ...I've never managed to do that right either).

 

[3trQN]

I usually buy trout, and i season and stuff its belly with mushrooms, spring onions or challottes, butter, little garlic, mixed herbs and then i add a little white wine over the top. Wrap it all in foil and bake it. Then i sometimes reduce the juice at the end and make a cream sauce out of it. Al served with chips! mmmmm

 

[Moonbear]

I usually buy trout, and i season and stuff its belly with mushrooms, spring onions or challottes, butter, little garlic, mixed herbs and then i add a little white wine over the top. Wrap it all in foil and bake it. Then i sometimes reduce the juice at the end and make a cream sauce out of it. Al served with chips! mmmmm

Wow! That sounds delicious! You're in charge of cooking the fish at the next PF cookout!

 

[brewnog]

This sounds like a great Salmon recipe.

Ingredients:
• 3 lb Salmon
• 1 ts Salt
• 1 ts Pepper, black
• 1/2 ts Thyme
• 3 tb Butter
• 1 1/2 c Cream, light
• 3 Onions, sliced
• 3 Parsley sprigs
• 1 Garlic clove; quartered
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2 Cucumbers; peeled and cut into strips
Method:
• Combine salt and pepper, and thyme then rub all over the salmon.
• Melt butter in baking dish then add salmon and coat it with the butter.
• Add light cream, onion slices, parsley, garlic, and bay leaf. Arrange cucumber strips around the salmon.
• Bake it covered for 40 minutes or until centre bone can be removed easily.
• Remove and discard bay leaf, onion, parsley and garlic before you serve.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

 

[turbo]

My favorite way to prepare fresh salmon is very simple. Soak it in a saturated brine of sea salt for a couple of hours, rinse it and pat it dry. Lay it on a piece of aluminum foil and turn up the edges to make a makeshift "pan". Drizzle maple syrup all over the salmon, and season with salt, fresh-ground black pepper, and just a bit of onion powder. Then place on the grill of my charcoal-fired smoker loaded with lots of pre-soaked hickory chunks for maximum smoke production. You need a lot of smoke to get good penetration of the flavor, because fish cooks so quickly. I make this for family get-togethers like Christmas Eve parties, etc, serve with cream cheese, crackers, etc, and it disappears in minutes. The maple syrup adds a hit of sweetness, but the real benefit is that it makes a glaze that traps in moisture and keeps the salmon very juicy, and it seems to trap the smoke flavor very effectively.

 

[Evo]

My favorite way to prepare fresh salmon is very simple. Soak it in a saturated brine of sea salt for a couple of hours, rinse it and pat it dry. Lay it on a piece of aluminum foil and turn up the edges to make a makeshift "pan". Drizzle maple syrup all over the salmon,

Moonbear, don't look!

 

[gravenewworld]

this is how you cook the best salmon ever

1. Cut two 12-inch pieces of aluminum foil.
2. Grease the shiny side of the foil with the oil. Place 2 fillets side by side on each square and fold up the outer edges.
3. Pour 1 tablespoon lime juice over each fillet. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Fold and pinch the aluminum foil extra tightly to create a watertight seal around each pair of fillets.
5. Place foil packets on the top rack of the dishwasher. Run dishwasher for the entire wash and dry cycle. (To heighten the theatrics, ask your guests to crowd around the dishwasher when you put the salmon in.)
6. When cycle is complete, take out salmon (in front of your disbelieving guests), discard foil, place one fillet on each plate, and spoon a generous serving of cilantro sauce over top.

 

[Evo]

this is how you cook the best salmon ever

1. Cut two 12-inch pieces of aluminum foil.
2. Grease the shiny side of the foil with the oil. Place 2 fillets side by side on each square and fold up the outer edges.
3. Pour 1 tablespoon lime juice over each fillet. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Fold and pinch the aluminum foil extra tightly to create a watertight seal around each pair of fillets.
5. Place foil packets on the top rack of the dishwasher. Run dishwasher for the entire wash and dry cycle. (To heighten the theatrics, ask your guests to crowd around the dishwasher when you put the salmon in.)
6. When cycle is complete, take out salmon (in front of your disbelieving guests), discard foil, place one fillet on each plate, and spoon a generous serving of cilantro sauce over top.

Yeah, and with my luck, the packets will open right at the end of the rinse cycle and I'll have shredded salmon plastered throughout the dishwasher.

You need to remember to put the disclaimer "this will work for anyone but Evo".

 

[FrogPad]

this is how you cook the best salmon ever

1. Cut two 12-inch pieces of aluminum foil.
2. Grease the shiny side of the foil with the oil. Place 2 fillets side by side on each square and fold up the outer edges.
3. Pour 1 tablespoon lime juice over each fillet. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Fold and pinch the aluminum foil extra tightly to create a watertight seal around each pair of fillets.
5. Place foil packets on the top rack of the dishwasher. Run dishwasher for the entire wash and dry cycle. (To heighten the theatrics, ask your guests to crowd around the dishwasher when you put the salmon in.)
6. When cycle is complete, take out salmon (in front of your disbelieving guests), discard foil, place one fillet on each plate, and spoon a generous serving of cilantro sauce over top.

hahah that is hilarious