need help in learning about how to make fish?

[Coregonus]

Originally Posted by Marge Gunaw

E.g: Milk fish are farming from mud pond close to the ocean and it has strong fish smell and can only be eliminate the smell by some stronger flavor ingredients such as ginger or ground white pepper or sesame seeds oil.

Here on East Coast milkfish doesn't smell muddy at all but I like to use agressive seasoning anyway. I wonder, since its your native fish in Indonesia, is there any trick like crosscut or slicing to avoid that freaky bone pattern and make it easier to eat when cooked whole?

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[shel]

Originally Posted by Marge Gunaw

Pls apologize for mising some method. In Indonesia Maizena (a brand name) is the common name for corn flour.

I forgot to say that this mixing should be add into the fish before it goes to steamer.

Hoep this will celar the cooking stages. Enjoy the recipe.

Thanks for your responses. The recipe looks like something I'd like to try.

Shel

[Bazza]

Poahed halibut with vermouth and star anise.

Sweat off some chopped shallot in butter and add a star anise, add a splosh of vermouth and reduce by half. Add some chicken stock, bring to boil and simmer. Add halibut steak, season with salt no pepper, cover and poach for a couple of mins, turn fish for a couple more mins then remove fish and keep warm. Reduce liquor by half add a splosh of cream and bubble for a couple more mins. Serve with pomme puree and french beans. Yum!

[bughut]

A first-timer with fish often has a problem withthe bones. I've found it's either the fear of swallowing one, or the nuisance factor of picking them out. So Fillets would be a good plaice to start Sorry. Simply dust in flour with a little salt and lots of black pepper pat it off mostly and pan fry in oil. Medium heat.
Moving on, Best way to get used to bones is steaks. Cuts of salmon and mackerel, cod can be cooked as before lots of flesh and you can see exactly where the bones are and cut them away.