Danger-Mouse Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Any suggestions for cooking it or what to have with it? Never tried it before but I've just picked up 6 fillets for the princely sum of 15p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.w. Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 You can't beat steamed bass, it's the best fish for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) Our vegetarian, but fish-eating, daughter likes this one when I am barbecuing the meat Finely slice and cross-slice a thumb-size piece of root ginger. Chop off the green leaves and discard from a couple of spring onions and thinly slice the stalks and bulbs lengthways, If you are going to barbecue the fish, make a sandwich of two fillets of the bass using the spring onion and ginger as the filling with a good squeeze of fresh lime-juice and wrapping the sandwich in double-thickness aluminium foil. Put it on the cool part (edge) of the barbecue for 3 minutes, which will steam it nicely. If using a microwave, do the same, but substitute greaseproof paper for the aluminium foil and cook on full blast for 3 minutes. It makes a really juicy, delicate meal. Obviously you can substitute other favourite flavours, but don't forget that it is a delicate tasting fish Edited April 18, 2017 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 There is no such thing. Any suggestions for cooking it or what to have with it? Never tried it before but I've just picked up 6 fillets for the princely sum of 15p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted April 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 There is no such thing. Eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.w. Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Eh? Don't panic Danger- Mouse I think that comment has more to do with the drink than food. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Rant time - and I think this is what P is alluding to - the fish is called Bass - not seabass - a silly cheffy name to make it seem more desirable and not american. I remember as a teen you could hardly give bass away it was so unwanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted April 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Rant time - and I think this is what P is alluding to - the fish is called Bass - not seabass - a silly cheffy name to make it seem more desirable and not american. I remember as a teen you could hardly give bass away it was so unwanted. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 I completely missed that as well, another school day 👏 And six fillets 15p 👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 I find it better to eat than Mackerel though my 'ansomes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Rant time - and I think this is what P is alluding to - the fish is called Bass - not seabass - a silly cheffy name to make it seem more desirable and not american. I remember as a teen you could hardly give bass away it was so unwanted. ....wasn't the problem associated with the less commonly eaten variety, the Sewer Bass? An acquired taste, though preferable to Thames caught River Bass. (No real difference in flavour, but the Thames variety cost 20x more as it was regarded as a delicacy in the Palace of Westminster) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 I love it just pan fried with salt and pepper, in a hot pan 70% of the cooking on the skin side first making fantastie crunchy skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 I love it just pan fried with salt and pepper, in a hot pan 70% of the cooking on the skin side first making fantastie crunchy skin. +1 - and, like mackerel, the fresher the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Yep, exactly, nothing but ponsing up. Sea Mackerel, Sea Herring, Sea Turbot or Sea Plaice anyone??? I'll let em have Sea Bream though. Rant time - and I think this is what P is alluding to - the fish is called Bass - not seabass - a silly cheffy name to make it seem more desirable and not american. I remember as a teen you could hardly give bass away it was so unwanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr gen Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 those clever people at Ford did it with the C-Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) I can Sea what you did there. Sea, it's easy. those clever people at Ford did it with the C-Max Edited April 20, 2017 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted April 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Just proves that even a food thread can't stay searious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr gen Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveboy Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Sea por favor Mmmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 OK, nomenclature aside, does anyone else have any recipe suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveboy Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Put in a parcel of tin foil with a little lemon juice and salt & pepper. Stick it in the oven 180c for 20-25mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 For the record, Bass is a registered trade mark belonging to one of the breweries so supermarkets cannot use it to describe fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Put in a parcel of tin foil with a little lemon juice and salt & pepper. Stick it in the oven 180c for 20-25mins thats the proper way to cook a Bass preferably whole (but gutted) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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