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12-11-2007, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Stewy  Well then Julie, did you cook up some fishy delights? | Well I stayed safe and got myself some Sea Bass..cooked with onion, potatoes, peppers , mushrooms garlic lemon grass and put in tiny bits of chilli...dished up with some cuscus..with pineapple...my daughter and i loved it ..my son wasnt so sure....well you cant win them all..
Julie
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12-11-2007, 03:45 PM
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There was a booklet in Saturday's Graunidan with a few tips, recipes and a good table showing which fish can be eaten and which should be avoided on ecological grounds.
Apparently there are recipes every day this week. |
12-11-2007, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by juliejam Well I stayed safe and got myself some Sea Bass..cooked with onion, potatoes, peppers , mushrooms garlic lemon grass and put in tiny bits of chilli...dished up with some cuscus..with pineapple...my daughter and i loved it ..my son wasnt so sure....well you cant win them all..
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12-11-2007, 04:22 PM
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Sounds lush Juliejam!  Glad you and your daughter enjoyed it at least! 
Btw hammock monkey, who's "mr harry"?  or did I miss something?
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12-11-2007, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Cazzie Btw hammock monkey, who's "mr harry"? or did I miss something? | I was wondering that, do you mean Mr Hugh? |
12-11-2007, 05:02 PM
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Does he mean Harry Ramsdens?
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12-11-2007, 05:15 PM
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Stewfuss- Harry Hills Cat coming to think of it.
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13-11-2007, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Stewy I was wondering that, do you mean Mr Hugh? | its mr harry hill - the blue cat 'stouffer' used to (or still does) talk with a streetwise inflection that brings the word to the kids, and between harry and stouffer there's some sweet jive sho nuf! BBC - Southampton - Going Out - Harry Hill
respec is due.
ahem, anyway, unfortunately tho i'm going to miss Gone fishing this thurs due to house renovating duties...gyp!
ah well, getting the fish and meat book and diary for xmas most likely so i'll get my fill one way or t'other!
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13-11-2007, 02:08 PM
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I see, the RC Meat book is excellent, I read it from cover to cover when I first got it and am looking forward to the fish book, it's got to be good hasn't it? |
13-11-2007, 02:45 PM
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I think HFW is a great bloke, shooting pigeon and Rabbits, showing that you can do lots with them, bunny burgers etc. even using a road kill to bait his eel trap.
Great series from the start at river cottage, to the present farm, i hope this fish series is as god as others have been.
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13-11-2007, 02:56 PM
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Welcome to WAB Tony.
Anyone ever been on one of his courses? I've been to an open day at Park Farm and also found the original River Cottage a few years back. |
13-11-2007, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Stewy I see, the RC Meat book is excellent, I read it from cover to cover when I first got it and am looking forward to the fish book, it's got to be good hasn't it? | yes I love it too a 'recipie book' that really makes you think about what you're eating - I have tried a couple of the slow cook beef recipes and they're lovely |
13-11-2007, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Stewy I see, the RC Meat book is excellent, I read it from cover to cover when I first got it and am looking forward to the fish book, it's got to be good hasn't it? | absolutely, theres a completely different quality to it as compared to 'reciepe' books, its got a good dollop of his personal philosophy to prevent it becoming a out and out kill fest.
hoping the fish book is half as good, i've never read cook books as such before, but i'm sure i'll get fully stuck in to this beauty.
already arranging fishing trips for the spring in fact! |
13-11-2007, 10:00 PM
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cant contain myself any longer, was it just me that thought this was the worst thing that Hugh has produced so far?
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14-11-2007, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by coasty cant contain myself any longer, was it just me that thought this was the worst thing that Hugh has produced so far? | Ermmmm................ looks like it!
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14-11-2007, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Cazzie Ermmmm................ looks like it! | What i missed it again *Drats* Give me a reminder please ! & i'm taking it that your not liking this series then? 
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14-11-2007, 11:41 PM
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The second episode is on tomorrow night on C4 at 8pm. |
15-11-2007, 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Stewy The second episode is on tomorrow night on C4 at 8pm. | Nice one Stewy.
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15-11-2007, 02:18 PM
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Just a heads up that it's on tonight, he's in Scotland.
"Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tackles Britain's appetite for all things fishy by going on a coastal tour of the country sampling its seafood dishes. Hugh visits the Hebrides in Scotland where he learns about how the sea and the food it provides have shaped life on the islands. He also sources shellfish and sustainable salmon, and takes over Skye's chippy with only eco-friendly fish he has caught himself" |
15-11-2007, 07:25 PM
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I hope the sea bass was "line-caught and tagged or organically farmed" as it says in the list! Otherwise it's one of the big no-no's - like North Sea cod.
The list is a bit tricky to interpret. You need to know the fish, where it was caught, how it was caught, how it was transported, that it's not undersized, whether its provenance can be proved (tagging) ...
For those who didn't get the Graunidan the approved list (as long as not undersized) is:
Sprat
Pollack
Pouting
Mackerel (preferably line caught)
Megrim and witch
Scad or horse mackerel
Black Bream (especially from the Celtic seas)
Grey mullet
Red gurnard
Garfish
Not many of those in Waitrose!
We should make sure that "none of these pass our lips":
Whitebait
Cod (North Sea)
Hake
Bluefin tuna
Shark and huss (except dogfish)
Skate and rays (escept spotty, cuckoo, starry)
Halibut
Sea bass
Salmon
Eel
(exceptions allowed for farmed ones, of course) Quote:
Originally Posted by juliejam Well I stayed safe and got myself some Sea Bass..cooked with onion, potatoes, peppers , mushrooms garlic lemon grass and put in tiny bits of chilli...dished up with some cuscus..with pineapple...my daughter and i loved it ..my son wasnt so sure....well you cant win them all..
Julie | The joy of fish | Food and drink | Life and Health
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15-11-2007, 07:28 PM
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I'm cooking mackerel escabeche tomorrow. 
I wonder if it's anything like the escavich fish you get in Caribbean restaurants? |
15-11-2007, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul mabbott I'm cooking mackerel escabeche tomorrow.
I wonder if it's anything like the escavich fish you get in Caribbean restaurants? | That sounds like a cracking fish supper! What is it?
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15-11-2007, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Jez That sounds like a cracking fish supper! What is it? | Escabeche apparently means pickled in Spanish! [So I shall be able to say that someone is as escabeche as a newt! ] Basically it involves briefly frying sardine or mackerel with onions then marinading it in a long list of spices, chillies, garlic, white wine and wine vinegar for 6 hours - warmed gently to eat (or served cold). Shouldn't be lacking in flavour!  I'll make a pitta and some green veg to go with it?
I think the problem with fish is that it can get a bit 'samey' so I'm pleased with these recipes. Not all of them are exotic - there's a fish bubble and squeak that looks good! |
15-11-2007, 08:26 PM
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I went into the local chippy the other day and asked what fish they had. The Owner told me he had Hokey!?! I said cool give me me a can of pop and i'll do the hokey cokey.
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