21 Jul Thu 2011
WHICH HERBS GO WELL WITH FISH
I thought that I might share with you a list of what herbs go with what type of fish. I have always found this to be helpful to know just which herbs to use with which fish. I've also included some types of wine and cheese
In another few days, I will have a list for meats, game, vegetables and fruits.
Enjoy!!
FISH FRESHWATER
BASS garlic, onion, marjoram, dill, orange zest, curry powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, thyme, sweet Hungarian paprika, lemon zest, ground cumin, chili powder,
EXTRA: Madeira, dry sherry or sake,
CATFISH oregano, thyme, cayenne pepper, onion, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, curry powder, sweet paprika, white pepper, oregano, bay leaf
EXTRA: Monterrey Jack cheese, rice wine vinegar
PANFISH (YELLOW PERCH, BLUEGILL, CRAPPIE, BULLHEAD, ROCK BASS, PUMPKINSEED)onion, garlic, ground cumin, chili powder, oregano, red pepper flakes, jalapeno, thyme, ground coriander, sweet paprika
EXTRA: cheddar cheese
PERCH garlic, basil, dill, tarragon, ground cumin
EXTRA: extra dry vermouth, rice wine vinegar, grated Parmesan cheese
PICKEREL onion, garlic, fresh cilantro, coriander, cayenne pepper, ground ginger, lemon
EXTRA: Parmesan cheese, Monterrey Jack cheese
PIKE marjoram, onion (including red onion),garlic, curry powder, lemon/orange peel/zest, parsley, basil, cumin seeds, cardamom, turmeric, cayenne pepper, cilantro, fresh mint thyme, oregano, chives
EXTRA: grated Parmesan cheese, red wine vinegar, extra dry vermouth
SALMON( all Pacific salmon are born in fresh water, run to the sea and then return to their birth streams to spawn) dill weed, fennel seed ( ground), onion, lemon zest, curry powder, tarragon, ground cumin and cumin seeds, chili powder, parsley, basil, bay leaves, garlic, wholepeppercorns, ground coriander, red onion, ground turmeric, thyme
EXTRA: Japanese rice wine, dry white wine, Madeira wine
TROUT onion, red pepper, thyme, garlic, lemon zest, oregano, bay leaves, cayenne pepper, ground turmeric, cilantro, ground cumin, summer savory, pink peppercorns, curry powder, orange zest, shallots, Sweet Hungarian paprika
EXTRA: dry white wine or extra dry vermouth, apple cider vinegar
WALLEYE onion, orange zest, lime, red pepper flakes, garlic, thyme, oregano, cayennepepper, curry powder, lemon, basil, parsley, tarragon, rosemary, sage,coriander, cilantro, Vidalia onion, tangerine
EXTRA: grated provolone cheese, yogurt, anisette, Parmesan cheese, extra dry vermouth or dry white wine
WHITE BASS onion, lime, garlic, basil, marjoram
EXTRA: yogurt, sour cream, horseradish, good with shrimp, red wine vinegar
SEAFOOD
BLUEFISHleeks , chives, garlic, parsley, tarragon, lemon
EXTRA:WINE: Muscadet or California Sauvignon Blanc, Parmesan cheese
CATFISHlemon zest, garlic, ginger root, garam masala, turmeric, cayenne, fennel, thyme, basil, oregano, parsley, chives
EXTRAyogurt
EELparsley, shallot, thyme, sorrel, chervil, tarragon, mint, sage, lemon zest
EXTRA:dry white wine
FLOUNDERshallots, lemon zest, parsley, garlic, ginger root, cumin, coriander, cayenne
EXTRA:yogurt
GROUPER:onion, garlic, ginger root, garam masala, turmeric, cayenne, red pepper, basil
EXTRA:balsamic vinegar, yogurt
HADDOCKonion, garlic, oregano, thyme, lemon zest, garlic, ginger root , garam masala, turmeric, cayenne
EXTRAyogurt
MACKERELonion, garlic, parsley, basil, oregano, thyme, paprika, lemon zest
EXTRA: dry white wine
MUSSELS: red onion, cilantro, jalapeno, lime, garlic, ground coriander, parsley, oregano
EXTRA:dry sherry, grated Parmesan
OCTOPUSonion, bay leaf, parsley, peppercorns, garlic, paprika, thyme
EXTRA;dry white wine
SEA BASSonion, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, parsley, thyme, lemon zest, ginger root
EXTRA:dry white wine
SHRIMPginger root, curry powder, celery seed, basil, oregano, thyme, garlic, cayenne and red pepper flakes, parsley, lemon zest, dill
EXTRA:white wine vinegar, dry sherry, feta cheese, yogurt
SKATEonion, garlic, oregano, thyme, cayenne, parsley
EXTRAdry white wine
SQUIDonion, garlic, parsley, basil, oregano
EXTRA:dry white wine, Parmesan
Tilapia onion, garlic, fennel leaves and bulb, lemon zest, parsley, ginger-root, garam masala, turmeric, basil, cayenne
EXTRA: yogurt, dry white wine
FISH BROTHS, GUMBOS, SOUPS, CHOWDERS:
FISH BROTHSthyme, parsley, whole cloves, black peppercorns
EXTRA:dry white wine
GUMBOS:onion, garlic, jalapeno, bay leaf, fish broth, thyme, cilantro, parsley
SOUPS & CHOWDERS: basil, thyme, oregano, parsley, garlic, onion, jalapeno, curry powder, cumin
EXTRA:dry sherry, dry white wine , balsamic vinegar
Lovely!!
Although my favorites will always be dill and cayenne pepper...this will give me lots of new avenues to try.
Thank you.
Thanks, Angela! for reading my blog!
I have quite of few easy recipes for all types of fish both fresh water and ocean. Including hot/spicy and not. If you are interested let me know what fish you 're interested in and hot/spicy or not. I'll email them to you. (the invite is for everyone)
elaynn@yahoo.com
address: fish!!
What a great idea and about time I was able to google something I can use going forward. Thankyou, thankyou for the effort and foresight. I am not a cook, 3 veg and meat and would have no idea what herbs go with what, except the basics (lemon & fish, tomatoe & salt etc) I have printed this out and blue tacked it to my desk for reference.... Thanks again Fiona, dub dub dub
Is there something comparable to ling cod and halibut?
ling cod, while not a true cod, is one of the more important food fishes on the West Coast. Several species of the unrelated but similar greenlings (Hexagrammos spp.) are interchangable with lingcods. Other types of fish that can be compared to lincods are skate and angler. Grouper also might work.
Halibut is comparable to Greenland halibut, grouper, snapper, sole, flounder and fancy rockfish. and the basses.
We are trying to stick to a rotation diet where each food or food group is allocated to one of four days. But its hard when you try to put together a meal and the thing you really need is not allowed that day. So having a list of what goes with what makes it easier. I think there should be a book like a dictionery where you can look up any food and find out all the things that go with it, ie flavourings and accompaniments. Chefs like Jamie Oliver talk about flavours complimenting each other and they seem to just know instinctively. The rest of us just waste food experimenting. Cookery books are very hit and miss with this - sometimes they say "serve with .." but usually they don't.
Anyway thanks for this.
grate help manny thanks
phil.
Good page. Thank you, but . . . use your spell checker!
thanks for the heads up! I'll be more careful
Elaynn
i was looking for different ways to cook Cape hake (though not listed, haddock is)and the tips helped for a change from the usual pepper and lemon!
Thanks. I never know what to use with fish. I really appreciate this.
Excellent info. Thanks.
a) Sherry in the top would be a spreadsheet with this info, plus the promised one (!... Don't owe to a rich man and don't promise to a poor...eh,eh) as matrix information.
b) A little about each herb would also save a lot of time when choosing less herbs among suggestions.
Superb data.
TahassG : try looking at my blogs entitled WHAT HERBS GO WITH WHAT FOODS and also MORE HERB AND FOOD COMBINATIONS.
This is great, thank-you. But you didn't mention tuna, I like tuna a lot. But all I use is lemon and thyme and it does get boring.
Thank-you
MJ
MJ:
With the tuna you can substitute recipes you see for mahi-mahi, swordfish, salmon and marlin.
Some good herbs that you can use for tuna fish are:
Dill weed, Chives’ onions, scallion, Tarragon, Parsley, Basil, Oregano, Red pepper, and Chervil.
Extra items that go good with tuna fish are yogurt, alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, tomato, celery and watercress leaves.
For instance if using tuna out of a can you could use dill weed, basil and oregano with alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, tomato, on watercress leaves.
Another idea: tuna fish, tarragon, (chives or onion or scallion), parsley with a little bite of yogurt.
If you cannot seem to purchase alfalfa sprouts, you can make your own. It isn’t hard. If you cannot find the alfalfa, use celery seed or radish seeds, black bean or lentil. Make just a little, as sprouts are not terrifically good keepers.
A good book that you might want to look at that has some good recipes using tuna and other fish and herbs is JANE BRODY’S GOOD SEAFOOD BOOK .
Tuna?
Excellent THANK YOU! This is great information!
oh thank you as im on the healty eating plan in slimmer's world i fine your site a god send keep's me on track hahaha xx
Years ago I ate a fish dish in France served with a sauce "oiseille" which was fab,lemony and delish.
It took me much too long to discover that oiselle is known as sorrel in English, to grow my own (very easily) and make the sauce myself. I've just eaten it with cod and it is easy-peasy very delicious and wonderfully simple to grow and prepare.
..to make a sauce for a white fish melt butter (sorry) and stir in a few sorrel leaves, adjust amount of sorrel depending on how lemony you want the sauce to be and pour it over the cooked fish.
Bon apetite!
I'm experimentin and been looking for a long time for something like this, Thank you!