Questions tagged [fish]
For questions about animals that live under water, whether fresh water or salt water.
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Super-heated steamer vs. air fryer for replacing deep frying
I am considering a replacement for deep frying. I have deep fried small fish into crispy protein sticks and chicken in a typical pot. I heard a tip that professional deep fryers do not heat the bottom ...
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What organs of fish are these?
I found two organs in a fish. I heard the fish us called pacific herring. The two organs are large compared to the fish size. It looks like liver, but pale and large. Some said it is male reproductive ...
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how to get fish smell out of cast iron skillet
When I cook fish fillets in my cast iron griddle skillet, the skillet smells like fish even after I clean it. Is there a way to get that fish smell out?
I clean the skillet by first putting water in ...
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Is there a way to remove the mud / dirt flavour note from freshwater fish
Often we buy farmed freshwater fish from the supermarket, but sometimes it has a "muddy" dirt note to the flavour. Nearly always with barramundi.
Is there a way to remove this flavour?
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Does poaching or steaming oily fish cause it to loose most of its oils like boiling?
I imagine something like boiling causes most of the oil in oily fish to be released into water.
What about steaming and poaching? I would imagine it is the same because by the time the entire fish is ...
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How to use Gouramy fish sauce?
Out of curiosity I bought some Gouramy fish sauce:
The jar contains a mixture of a very salty sauce and some fish chunks. However, the bones have not been removed and the chunks are rather chewy. ...
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Can I rehydrate fish in sugary mixture?
I have some dried stock fish, and I want to rehydrate it in a mixture of jaggery and water for a dessert taco. Can that be done? I don't want to waste the fish trying this out. Like, is a mixture like ...
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Do you have to worry about parasites in fish bought in the UK?
I am aware of the issue with parasites in fish, such that fish products that as intended to be eaten raw must be frozen to make them safe to eat. These regulations does not obviously include fresh ...
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Where can I look up the amount of omega-3 in unit weight of monkfish?
Where can I look up the amount of omega-3 in unit weight of monkfish? I would like to compare that to mackerel. Thanks.
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What is the edibility of fish organs?
Are organs of fish edible? For example, I was wondering about the heart, liver, and all the other unidentified organs or glands inside mackerel, before deciding to discard or keep them.
Are different ...
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Miso Marinade Did Not Char
I followed this miso recipe and cooked it on a foil lined sheet pan directly under the broiler.
Somehow, I only succeeded in burning the excess marinade on the foil, whereas all the marinade coating ...
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Can I substitute Dried Anchovies with Fresh Anchovies?
I'm trying to make the broth part of Maanchi's tteokbokki recipe and it calls for dried anchovies. I'm on a bit of a time crunch so getting them online isn't the best and the closest Asian market is ...
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How can I remove fish scales?
I bought two pieces of filets (900 grams each) of a large Asian carp.
To keep those in the fridge, I cut them into large pieces. However, I forgot that those filets still had scales on them.
Since the ...
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Which side up (with skin or not) to put a salmon slice when microwaving?
It is a quick meal only of course but still interesting how better. There are raw salmon slices available for sale here. They are flat and have a skin on one side, that can be either upper or lower ...
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Caldeirada - the Portuguese fish soup
Caldeirada is a fish soup/stew very popular in Portugal, which has several recipes (mainly suggesting different kind of fish). It is cooked in a large(r) pot and these recipes have all in common to ...
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