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How To Cook Fish At Home Like A Pro

May 9, 2023 By Cathy Baker Leave a Comment

Fishing season is here and it sure is nice to bring deliciously cooked fish on the dining table every once in a while. And I’m not talking about oil-fried fish alone. Fish is actually capable of being cooked into 6 delightful ways! I have this guide on “How To Cook Fish” that will greatly help you with the quality of the fish dish that you are cooking. Care to know how? Read on!

How To Cook Fish At Home Like A Pro

Fish dishes are not everyone’s favorite, but of course, pescatarians are the exception. Fish meat is simply not as famous as chicken meat especially if you are serving it to kids. But I am pretty sure that once you try cooking your fish meat using the “How to Cook Fish” guide below, you will definitely include these fish dishes in your weekly menu. Trust me, your kids will fall in love with these dishes. It happened to my own kids, that’s why I’m pretty positive about that.  So, why don’t we get started?

I would like to give a virtual thank-you hug to Gourmandia for making this infographic, inspired by the article “6 Ways of Cooking Fish – Simple and Delicious” by Susan Carey. 🙂

6 Delightful Ways to Cook Fish

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1. Poaching

Cook fish in liquids such as: milk, fish stock, water, or wine.

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2. En Papillote

Wrap fish with various flavorings (butter, lemon juice, wine, onion, garlic, herbs).

Bake, poach, steam, or deep fry.

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3. Grilling

Line the grill with foil.

Medium heat.

4. Frying

Vegetable oil is best for deep frying.

A combination of butter and oil is best and tastiest for shallow-frying.

Coat fish with…Egg, Bread Crumbs, Batter, Flour or Oatmeal.

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5. Baking

Fish can be baked whole, brushed with butter or oil, and stuffed.

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6. Steaming

Fish is cooked in the steam above a pan of simmering water.

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There are a lot of mouth-watering fish recipes out there that we can cook for our families. It’s not like it’s as hard as making a fishing lure, but this helped me, greatly. Since fish is also my mom’s favorite, learning how to cook fish in 6 ways definitely widened my choices of something to cook up for a brunch menu with my mom. And then just pair them with some cool cocktails or summer drinks on the side. What a day it will be!

 

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Originally posted on July 3, 2016 @ 8:00 am

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