SpiritWolf
Senior Cook
Hi everyone!! I have a bit of a delema, I have just bought a large fish from the supermarket, and I mean LARGE, it is just under 3 kilo's, it is too big to fit into my oven whole to bake, so to come to my questions, 1. Can I chop his head off to bake him so he might fit into my oven, and if I can is it possible to give the head to my cats to eat, I dont want them choking on any bones, and if I can give the head to my cats, do I need to cook the head, or can they eat it raw?. 2. This is my biggest worry, HOW DO I COOK SUCH A BIG FISH,
What would you do with it, what do you put into the belly for flavour, ( I was thinking of capsicums,carrots,celery,onions,garlic,a bit of chilli, and of coarse lemon slices, and a bit of butter,) do you think this is Ok? what else would you add, also for such a large fish, How long do you think I should cook it for, Im am so not good at the timing of these dishes, would 1 hour be too long, or should it be half an hour, Im not sure. It is a fish called an "Estaurey" fish, I dont think it is a type of fish, but more like where it was caught, so the actual name is unfamiluar to me, It looks like a great beautiful fish, I have always bought fish fillets not a whole fish to cook, I have tried "Estaurey" fillets and I just use the marinade that I mentioned to put in the belly of the fish, it turns out Ok, maybe a bit of soy sauce or oyster sauce, do you think?? Please any help would be greatly apprieated.
Thanks heaps for any help or suggestions.
Spiritwolf from Aussie Land.
What would you do with it, what do you put into the belly for flavour, ( I was thinking of capsicums,carrots,celery,onions,garlic,a bit of chilli, and of coarse lemon slices, and a bit of butter,) do you think this is Ok? what else would you add, also for such a large fish, How long do you think I should cook it for, Im am so not good at the timing of these dishes, would 1 hour be too long, or should it be half an hour, Im not sure. It is a fish called an "Estaurey" fish, I dont think it is a type of fish, but more like where it was caught, so the actual name is unfamiluar to me, It looks like a great beautiful fish, I have always bought fish fillets not a whole fish to cook, I have tried "Estaurey" fillets and I just use the marinade that I mentioned to put in the belly of the fish, it turns out Ok, maybe a bit of soy sauce or oyster sauce, do you think?? Please any help would be greatly apprieated.
Thanks heaps for any help or suggestions.
Spiritwolf from Aussie Land.