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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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> Pringles CheezUms wrote:
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>> What are simple & reasonably healthy yet tasty ways to cook fish? I've
>> just been frying fillets in some butter, over medium heat, around 3
>> minutes a side. It can come out pretty good, but it's starting to get
>> boring.
>> What else can I do, what can I add to jazz it up a bit?
>>
>> Also what types of fish work here? So far I've tried tilapia, orange
>> roughy & flounder. They all came out pretty decent, but the best of those
>> is orange roughy, tastier than tilapia but not so fishy as flounder.

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> I got into basa fillets a couple of months ago, and I can't get enough of
> 'em. They're really tasty and they're only $3.99US a pound as a regular
> price at my mainstream chain supermarket. I grill them on my Foreman; I
> brush them with OO first, on both sides. They're flavorful enough that I
> don't do much with them -- just some coarse black pepper and lemon, or
> maybe some Old Bay seasoning.
>
>

For those not in-the-know, Basa is a Vietnamese catfish. Too bad the price
of U.S. catfish is sky high. Catfish is a great mild fish; works well with
almost any cooking method.

Jill <--loves catfish