3 Ways to Bake Fish

Baking fish scares me. I fear that it will dry out, that I will open the oven door to a shrivelled rubbery sorry so. But I find that poaching them takes away too much of the flavour, and I don't really like the texture of grilled fish (apart from salmon). And pan-frying? That just seems a little odd to me right now.

Right, so baking it is. So how do we avoid the risk of the rubber then? Simply make a good sauce to top the fish with. Much like marinading meat to stop it from drying out when you cook it, you can spread a bit of sauce over fish for it to seep through and keep it moist.

Coconut Baked Cod (above)

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For 2:

2 cod fillets
250ml coconut milk
1 tsp tarragon
1 tsp ground coriander
4 mushrooms
6 broccoli florets, chopped in half
1 carrot, sliced
1 tbp olive oil
Couple of lemon slices

1) Pour the coconut milk into an ovenproof dish with the cod.
2) Sprinkle over the tarragon and coriander.
3) Put the veggies on some foil and drizzle the olive oil over. Close up the foil tightly, leaving a bit of room inside for steam to circulate.
4) Put both the fish and foiled veg into the oven and bake for about half an hour. The fish should be firm and flake easily. Serve with lemon slices.


Tomato Baked Salmon with Steamed Rice Salad

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For 2:
2 salmon fillets
4 cherry tomatoes, sliced
1 tsp basil
100g basmati rice
50g wild rice
Small handful dwarf beans, chopped into small bits

1) Bring the rice to the boil, then leave to simmer for 20 mins, adding the dwarf beans halfway through.
2) Sprinkle basil over the salmon fillets and lay the cherry toms on top.
3) Bake for 20 mins at 190 degrees C.


Lemon Veggie Topped Haddock

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For 2:
2 boneless haddock fillets
2 button mushrooms
Half a small red onion
6 tbsp natural yoghurt
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 crushed garlic cloves
2 tsp grated ginger
Salt and pepper
Some fresh coriander to garnish

1) In a small bowl, mix the yoghurt, lemon, garlic and ginger.
2) Finely chop the mushrooms and onion and add to the yoghurt mix.
3) Put the haddock fillets into an ovenproof dish and spoon the mixture over.
4) Bake for about 15-20 minutes at 190 degrees C.

If you liked the look of these, you might be interested in my other seafood recipes too!