Fish and Seafood Recipes
An excellent choice for your main meal

Fish and Seafood Recipes make an excellent choice for a meal as it has the advantage of being tasty as well as providing a good source of protein, iron, phosphorus and iodine and is low in cholesterol.

Fish and chips on a Friday night was normally our experience with eating fish, now we take advantage of Australia's wide choice of seafood to choose from.

Barramundi has the reputation as one of Australia's best eating fish, the white flesh is delicate, delicious to eat and has few bones. It is excellent eating simply grilled or barbecued with skin on or brush on some tandoori paste before cooking. Or try some of these Barramundi recipes.

Barramundi are also a popular fish with recreational anglers and there are many Barra Fishing Tours available, or you can even see them being fed by hand in some places. barramundi fisherman

Now lets begin our cooking with a few special barramundi fish and seafood recipes that are easy to prepare and even easier to enjoy.

MEXICAN BAKED BARRAMUNDI

375G OF BARRAMUNDI OR ANOTHER WHITE FISH
120ML HOT SALSA
70G GRATED CHEDDAR CHEESE
25G COARSLEY CRUSHED CORN CHIPS
½ AVOCADO- PEELED AND SLICED
30G SOUR CREAM
PREHEAT OVEN TO 200 C
LIGHTLY GREASE BAKING DISH
RINSE FISH FILLETS UNDER COLD WATER, AND PAT DRY WITH PAPER TOWEL
LAY FISH SIDE BY SIDE IN BAKING DISH POUR THE SALSA OVER THE TOP, AND SPRINKLE WITH THE GRATED CHEESE
TOP WITH THE CRUSHED CORN CHIPS
BAKE, UNCOVERED IN THE PREHEATED OVEN FOR 15 MINS, OR UNTIL FISH FLAKES WITH A FORK
SERVE TOPPED WITH SLICED AVOCADO AND SOUR CREAM

BARRAMUNDI WITH CRUST

The honey and parmesan cheese makes this recipe brown very quickly so better to finish the cooking process in the oven.(Serves 4-6)

1kg barramundi fillets, boned
3 eggs, beaten
Plain Flour
Oil

Crust
1 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup sesame seeds
2 tablespoons capers, well drained
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1 cup dry grated parmesan cheese
2 cups bread crumbs
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 egg extra

In a blender, process first six crust ingredients, combine in a large bowl with bread crumbs
Beat one egg with honey, parsley and thyme
Mix liquid into dry ingredients until well combined
Shake fish in flour and dip into beaten eggs
Press coating firmly onto fillets. Refrigerate till required
Shallow-fry in hot oil, for 30 seconds each side, till lightly browned
Coating will brown very quickly, so remove when golden and finish cooking on a baking tray in hot oven
Serve with lemon wedges and mayonnaise mixed with lemon rind, tomato and onion

WHOLE ROASTED BARRAMUNDI

whole Barramundi, cleaned, gutted, scaled
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
whole lemon
teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
tablespoon butter

Preheat oven to 475°F
Make three incisions in each side of fish
Season with one tablespoon of olive oil and half the lemon juice.
Season with salt and pepper
Place fish in a shallow baking dish, dab with butter and roast for 20 minutes
When done, remove fish from pan and place on platter
Drizzle remaining olive oil and lemon juice over fish and garnish with chopped chives or fresh rosemary
Garnish with fresh lemon slices

Enjoy your Barramundi, now here are some different types of fish and seafood recipes to spoil your family with.

ITALIAN FISH

4 Fish fillets, 30grams butter, 1 onion finely-chopped, 470 gram can whole tomatoes, salt, pepper, ½ teaspoon basil, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon capers finely-chopped, 30g stuffed olives, 2 sticks celery chopped

Put skinned and boned fish in greased ovenproof dish. Melt butter in pan; sauté onion until transparent. Add tomatoes with liquid, salt, pepper, basil and sugar. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered 15 minutes or until a lot of the juice has evaporated. Remove from heat; stir in parsley, capers, olives and celery. Pour over fish; cover; bake in moderate oven 20 minutes or until cooked

Creamy Tuna Lasagne

1 ½ tablespoons butter
1 small red capsicum, finely chopped
1 x 750g pasta sauce
1 x 425g tuna in brine (well drained)
I pkt vista instant lasagne
I medium onion, chopped
2 cloves crushed garlic
¼ cup water
salt and pepper to taste
125g mozzarella cheese grated, extra 4 tablespoons coarsely grated mozzarella cheese

Cheese sauce

1 tablespoon butter
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon of plain flour and ½ cup grated tasty cheese

Heat butter in pan, sauté onion, capsicum and garlic for 3 minutes. Add pasta sauce and water. Cover and simmer for 3 minutes. Stir in tuna and season to taste
Spread approximately 4 tablespoons tuna sauce over base of greased, deep 20cm square casserole or baking dish, top with layer of lasagne sheets, ½ of tuna sauce and half of mozzarella cheese
Repeat layers twice finishing with lasagne
Then prepare cheese sauce, melt butter in a small saucepan, stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Remove from heat and gradually stir in milk. Place back on heat and stir in cheeses until smooth
Pour cheese sauce evenly over top of lasagne in dish, sprinkle with extra cheese and bake 190 C for 45 – 50 minutes. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving

More fish and seafood recipes will be added , so check back to see if your favourite is here and if you have special fish and seafood recipes you would like to share, please send them in.

Prawns with Mango salsa

2 mangoes, ½ red onion chopped finely, 1 small chilli, chopped finely, 2 tablespoons coriander, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 2 teaspoons fish sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, 24 medium green prawns

Chop up mango, and combine all ingredients. Serve with cooked prawns

Lemon Fish with Vegetables

Sweet Lip or any white fish, 1 lemon, rind grated and juiced, 2 teaspoons olive oil, 250g cherry tomatoes, cut in half, 250g green beans, 1 clove garlic, crushed, 150g spinach or rocket leaves, 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Place fish in a shallow ovenproof dish. Whisk and pour over the fish the lemon rind, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 1 teaspoon oil. Cover and leave for 10 minutes. Then grill until cooked. In the meantime heat the remaining oil in a frypan and add beans, cook tossing all the time for 3 minutes, add tomatoes and garlic. Cook for approx 2 minutes. Add spinach or rocket and vinegar until the spinach or rocket just starts to wilt. Serve fish over vegetables

SNAPPY TUNA SLICE

1 large can tuna
2 cups grated cheese
¼ cup chopped onion
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup crushed savoury biscuits
3 eggs
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons parsley
squeeze lemon juice

Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Pour into a greased slab tin or casserole dish. Bake in a moderate oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes then cut into slices

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