Need quick fish cooking advice

[episodic]

Got 2 whole telapia.

They are gutted but it is the whole fish, tails, fins, and all.

Can I just broil the whole thing wrapped in foil with some seasoning?

The 'skin' does not feel like scales. . . do I eat that? Peel it away?

Do I need to cut the head off first?

Thanks, new to seafood cooking . . .

 

[glen]

Cavenders Greek Seasoning is excellent on that fish.

 

[episodic]

anyone know the rest?

 

[djheater]

You don't need to cut the head off, I would.

you can eat the skin, I wouldn't.

You can stuff it with aromatic herbs, some butter and garlic and broil it till it's firm and flakes. That'll be good eatin'

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: episodic
anyone know the rest?

Cut the head off. Make a soup with it if you want, otherwise, throw it away.
After it is cooked, the scales wll peal away, and the meat will coem off the boanes easier.

 

[Shelly21]

How old is it? Perhaps you can try Sashimi.

 

[xcript]

Mmm, fish skin.

 

[jacob0401]

Originally posted by: Shelly21
How old is it? Perhaps you can try Sashimi.

Definitely not...tilapia has a realtively strong fishy taste as it is usually raised/caught in ponds...

 

[brtspears2]

I would steam it. Green onions, fresh ginger, salt/pepper, and some soy sauce all over it. Steam until it doesn't look raw anymore.

 

[Shelly21]

Originally posted by: jacob0401

Originally posted by: Shelly21
How old is it? Perhaps you can try Sashimi.

Definitely not...tilapia has a realtively strong fishy taste as it is usually raised/caught in ponds...

I thought tilapia is a saltwater fish? maybe I'm thinking about mahi mahi.

 

[welst10]

Watch Cast Away and see how Tom Hanks ate fishes.

 

[imported_FishTaco]

http://www.aboutseafood.com/dictionary/tilapia.html

Sounds like the skin won't be very good.

How I would cook it depends on the size of the fish. If its small, doesn't really matter how you cook it, just remember fish cooks fast. If its large, I would steam in a pouch to avoid drying out the fish before it has a chance to cook through.

As always, avoid aluminum foil if you use acid in the dish, heat + acid + aluminum = funny taste

Oh, leave the head on, trim the fins. Cheek meat tastes good. Unless the head is so small that the cheek isn't worth cooking.

 

[Shelly21]

ha ha, advice from fishtaco.

 

[episodic]

Thanks, I beheaded it (and grossed out my 10 year old haha) - those little things are tough to take the head off of. I cut my finger beheading it, hopefully I don't come down with some blood poisening hahaa.

Anyway I am working with limited ingrediants, so I ended up stuffing it with lemons, putting some slabs of buttor on it, and slicing some onions up and tossing them on top.I've wrapped it in foil, and I guess I'll bake it an hour? at 350 - 400 degrees. Will continue to monitor if this is too long or not long nuff. . .

 

[djheater]

quite likely way too long. You don't want to overcook fish. Just until it's done or it will be dry. and tough.

Check it at twenty minutes (since it's wrapped)

 

[gsaldivar]

Originally posted by: Shelly21
ha ha, advice from fishtaco.

LOL

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: episodic
Thanks, I beheaded it (and grossed out my 10 year old haha) - those little things are tough to take the head off of. I cut my finger beheading it, hopefully I don't come down with some blood poisening hahaa.

Anyway I am working with limited ingrediants, so I ended up stuffing it with lemons, putting some slabs of buttor on it, and slicing some onions up and tossing them on top.I've wrapped it in foil, and I guess I'll bake it an hour? at 350 - 400 degrees. Will continue to monitor if this is too long or not long nuff. . .

Wow an hour is WAY too long. Check it in 20-25 minutes.

 

[djheater]

Yeah,

A recipe similar to what you're doing says 18-25

HERE

Fish isn't chicken. It's pretty safe to eat raw in fact, so don't worry about nasties (at least not too much).
You want to avoid over-cooking it, that's the trick with seafood, cook it till it's done and not longer or it'll be pretty tough.

 

[thebenjamins]

just chuck lemon or lemon and ginger in or garlic and lemon.

 

[episodic]

You guys/gals are great! Is there anythiing the collective intelligence of ATOT can't solve?

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: episodic
You guys/gals are great! Is there anythiing the collective intelligence of ATOT can't solve?

The overwhelming virginity problem of most of our members?

ha.

 

[GoodToGo]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: episodic
You guys/gals are great! Is there anythiing the collective intelligence of ATOT can't solve?

The overwhelming virginity problem of most of our members?

ha.

Ding ding ding... you win a fishing trip!

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: GoodToGo

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: episodic
You guys/gals are great! Is there anythiing the collective intelligence of ATOT can't solve?

The overwhelming virginity problem of most of our members?

ha.

Ding ding ding... you win a fishing trip!

Who's good to go?

 

[episodic]

The fish turned out great. . .

Was not quite what I expected, but good.