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Fabulous Fish I
November 12, 2016 Lee
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Fabulous Fish I

Now I cannot vouch for the 'fabulous' part of the recipe name until I make this but it does sound very good. Pangasius is listed here, which are boneless and skinless fillets but any white fish will work.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Pangasius fillets
  • olive oil, as needed
  • butter, as needed
  • soy sauce, as needed
  • black pepper, to taste
  • cayenne pepper, to taste
  • 3-4 plum tomatoes, chopped

Instructions
 

  • In a large pan, cast iron would be ideal, heat a generous amount of butter and olive oil on low heat. Season the fillets on both sides with pepper and cayenne pepper to your taste, then add to the pan, cook for a few minutes, then flip and add the soy sauce (about 3-4 tablespoons) and the tomatoes, cover and simmer for a few minutes until the fish flakes easily. Serve with a mixed vegetable on the side or even some easy mac & cheese.

Notes

I bought 3 Pangasius fillets a week ago at Tesco for 65 Baht, 4 fillets may cost 100 Baht, max. Feel free to use Giant Sea Perch as well but you will have to fillet yourself unless bought from a market, and the price is higher as well. For 4 fillets, figuring 4 servings, the cost is about 74 cents per serving.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,FISH - ALL,Fish - White Fish
Pan Fried Whitefish I
November 5, 2016 Lee
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Pan Fried Whitefish I

This is a basic recipe that you can use to expand on to suite your taste. There is no quantities here as this is a make with what you want recipe, either way, this is a low cost meal, whether feeding 10 people (think a fish fry) or feeding just 2 people. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 11 minutes
Course Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 0

Ingredients
  

  • whitefish fillets, skin on or skin off is up to you
  • all purpose flour, you need about 1/2 cup per 4 fillets
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • cooking oil, as needed
  • tartar sauce, as needed, for serving, OR make from a shortcut

Instructions
 

  • Season the flour with salt and pepper and you like, coat the fish fillets in flour, shake off the excess flour.
  • Using a non stick pan, heat a splash of cooking oil and heat to hot but not smoking, place the fillets in the pan skin side down and cook for 3-4 until browned on the bottom and edges, then flip and cook for another 3 minutes or so, just until the flesh is cooked through and not translucent, and flakes with a fork. The thickness of the fillets will determine how long you cook these.
  • Serve. Fries on the side would be great, a green vegetable like asparagus or broccoli would be nice as well. If cooking for a fish fry, some potato salad would be a good choice. If tartar sauce is desired, there is a shortcut on the site for that.

Notes

Overall, this is a low cost meal, whether for 2 people or 10. This is not what would be called Fish and Chips, you need batter cooked fillets for that.
Shortcut: Tartar Sauce.
I have been cooking fish like this for many years, Lee Thayer.
Thailand.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,FISH - ALL,Fish - White Fish
Mustard Baked Fish
September 27, 2016 Lee
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Mustard Baked Fish

Sounds good! Dijon or spicy mustard and Panko breadcrumbs, sounds excellent. The original recipe called for cod, I am changing this to Pangasius or Barramundi (Sea Perch). Any white fish will work for this. On my to cook list.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams white fish fillets, Pangasius or Barramundi would be good here
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, or spicy mustard, and more as needed
  • 1/2 cup butter crackers, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • olive oil, as needed

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 205 C. Drizzle some olive oil on a baking sheet.
  • Brush the mustard over the fillets on both sides, place fillets on the baking sheet. Mix together the cracker crumbs and melted butter, sprinkle this over the fillets and press gently into the fish to make sure the mixture adheres to the fillets.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until fish is opaque throughout and flakes easily with a fork, and the coating should be golden brown. The baking time will depend on how thick the fillets are, check at 15 minutes and if not done, continue baking, checking every 2 minutes until done. Serve. Potato salad would be a good side dish.

Notes

Pangasius would run about 60 Baht/500 grams, barramundi (although you have to fillet yourself) will run about 100 Baht/fish. Either way, this is less than $1 per serving. Great value for a good meal.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,FISH - ALL,Fish - White Fish
Baked Fish Fillets
July 27, 2016 Lee
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Baked Fish Fillets

This recipe comes from a good friend, I have to try this! I will update amounts when I prepare this.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 3 servings

Ingredients
  

  • white fish fillets, about 3-4 to fill a 9x13 baking dish
  • 1/3 cup mayo
  • 1/3 cup sour cream, OR plain yogurt
  • dried onions, from a can, OR use fresh sliced onion that is seperated
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • sliced pecans, optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180 C and lightly grease the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish with butter.
  • Rinse the fish and pat dry, season each side with salt and pepper to your liking and place fish in a single layer in the baking dish.
  • Mix the mayo and sour cream and brush on the fillets. Cover with the sliced onion that. Then you can also sprinkle sliced pecans over the top if you desire.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with a vegetable of your choice on the side. An easy side would be long beans with butter.

Notes

Pangasius fillets cost about 120 Baht/kilo, 4 fillets is about 60 Baht. Two Barramundi that you would fillet yourself would be about 120 Baht. For 4 servings this comes out to about 45 cents per serving, and if using Barramundi fillets this comes out to about 90 cents per serving for 4 servings.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Chuck Ruth.
United States.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,FISH - ALL,Fish - White Fish
Fisherman’s Pie II
June 1, 2016 Lee
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Fisherman's Pie II

Lee
I was recently in Phuket and had a very nice lunch at a restaurant near the Ao Por Marina, Fisherman's Pie. This was very good, salmon chunks, white fish and shrimp in a cheese sauce topped with more cheese. This is a filling meal. Make sure you remove the tails of the shrimp, unlike the restaurant I visited. This was baked in a bowl and served, I used a glass pie dish, my comments below, recipe slightly modified on my findings. When I prepare this again, I will use individual serving baking dishes.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

  • Pie Dish
  • Oven

Ingredients
  

  • 800 grams salmon, boneless, skinless, cut into chunks, (14 oz)
  • 400 grams white fish, boneless, skinless, pangasius or barramundi, cut into chunks, (14 oz)
  • 250 grams fresh shrimp, uncooked, peeled, deveined, and tails removed, (8 oz)
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2½ tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1½ cups milk, warmed, more as needed
  • 4 cups white Cheddar cheese, shredded and divided, or Edam cheese
  • 1½ cup onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 190° C (375° F). Pat the fish pieces and shrimp dry with paper towels, toss the fish and shrimp together and in a pie dish, set aside. I used a pyrex pie dish.
  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium low heat. Whisk in flour, and stir until the mixture becomes paste like and light golden brown, 2 to 5 minutes.
  • Gradually whisk warm milk into the flour mixture and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Whisk until the sauce is thick and smooth, about 5 minutes. Whisk in 1 cup of white Cheddar cheese, then mix onion, salt and pepper, and garlic into the sauce. If sauce is too thick, stir in more warm milk, 1 tablespoon at a time.
  • Pour sauce over the fish and shrimp in the baking dish. Top with the onion.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Then sprinkle with the remaining 2 cups cheese. Continue baking until fish is easily flaked with a fork, about 15 to 20 minutes more and the cheese should be a nice golden brown. Remove from oven, let rest for 5 minutes.
  • Serve with a green salad for a great meal.

Notes

For starters, this is not a $1 dollar meal. The salmon and cheese are the pricy items in this. When I make this again, I will narrow the price per serving down. For now this is a High cost per serving dish.
Variants: 1. Add oyster meat - cooked first. 2. Add green mussel meat - cooked first. 3. Use all white fish or all salmon.
* High Cost $1.51+ per Serving,FISH - ALL,Fish - Salmon,Fish - White Fish
Seasoned Citrus Fillets II (Slow Cooker)
May 24, 2016 Lee
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Seasoned Citrus Fillets II (Slow Cooker)

Adapted from an internet recipe.
Another variant to the Citrus Fillets. Very easy to make, I am looking forward to this one. Fish fillets can be any white fish, boneless and skinless, think Pangasius, Barramundi, Tilapia, or even Red Snapper.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 750 grams white fish fillets, (1½ lb)
  • ½ cup onion, diced
  • 5 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Butter slow cooker, sprinkle fish fillets with salt and pepper to your liking, place fish in slow cooker. Put onion, parsley, grated orange and lemon rind, and oil over fish. Cover and cook on Low setting for 1½ hours.
  • Serve garnished with slices of orange and lemon slices. Boiled buttered potatoes and a tomato salad on the side would work well for sides.

Notes

About 90 Baht for Pangasius fillets, everything else minimal. Cost per serving for 6 servings is about 44 cents each, excellent value, even with the sides.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,FISH - ALL,Fish - Slow Cooker,Fish - White Fish
Seafood Stew (Slow Cooker)
May 24, 2016 Lee
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Seafood Stew (Slow Cooker)

Adapted from an internet recipe.
Good potential here, on my to cook list.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 10 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams white fish fillets, cut into 1 inch pieces, (1 lb)
  • 300 grams shrimp, uncooked, peeled, deveined, and tails removed, (10 oz)
  • 1-2 packages oyster meat, drained, these are at Tesco, small containers
  • 2 cups onion, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, use import, finely chopped.
  • 2 cans whole peeled tomatoes, diced, I use Brook's brand, 565 gram cans
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2½ teaspoons lemon pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar, or honey
  • ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions
 

  • Place all ingredients except for fish, shrimp, and oysters in slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours, then add in fish, shrimp, and oysters and cover with lid. Cook for an additional 30-45 minutes or until fish is flaky. Serve.

Notes

Pangasius would cost about 60 Baht/500 grams, shrimp would cost about 80 Baht, oyster meat is 42 Baht per container. Cost per serving for 8 servings cost is 82 cents per serving. Great value for a great dish.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,FISH - ALL,Fish - Slow Cooker,Fish - White Fish,Seafood - Slow Cooker,Soups, Stews, Chili - Slow Cooker
Seasoned Citrus Fillets I (Slow Cooker)
May 24, 2016 Lee
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Seasoned Citrus Fillets I (Slow Cooker)

Adapted from an internet recipe.
This sounds easy and is very versatile with the fish fillets used. Basically white fish, such as Pangasius, Barramundi, or even Tilapia. You will need fillets, boneless and skinless, so with Barramundi or Tilapia you will need to fillet those.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 4 white fish fillets
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
  • 2 oranges, sliced
  • salt and black pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • First, make your garlic butter, melt the butter in a small sauce pan, add garlic and simmer for about 5 minutes. Set aside.
  • Lay out a large piece of aluminum foil, season the fish with salt and pepper on both sides and place in the middle of the foil side by side. Drizzle the garlic butter over the fish, spread the orange slices on top of the fish. Fold up the foil to seal it and place this in your slow cooker. Cover and cook on High setting for 2 hours. Use a large spatula or two to get the foil pack out. Serve on a bed of rice with a tomato salad on the side.

Notes

Four Tilapia would be about 60 Baht, this dish is well under $1 per serving, even with the sides.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,5 Ingredients or Less,FISH - ALL,Fish - Slow Cooker,Fish - White Fish
Baked Fish with Shrimp I
May 24, 2016 Lee
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Baked Fish with Shrimp I

Fish fillets baked with shrimp in a simple white sauce and topped with Parmesan cheese, sounds tasty! On my to cook list. This can be any white fish, my choice would be Pangasius or Barramundi first because they are readily available, but also consider Cod if you can find it, or even Red Snapper.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 5 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kilo white fish fillets, boneless and skinless, Pangasius would be good
  • 500 grams fresh shrimp, peeled, deveined, tail removed, lightly boiled
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  • paprika, to taste
  • parsley, fresh or dried
  • salt and black pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 190 C.
  • In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium low heat. Whisk in flour and salt to make a paste. Gradually whisk in milk. Stirring constantly, cook until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
  • Select a large baking dish or pan to hold all the fillets in a single layer, lightly grease with butter.
  • Season fillets with salt, pepper, and paprika to your liking and arrange in the baking dish. Cover fish with cooked shrimp, pour sauce over shrimp, sprinkle with paprika then cover with the cheese, sprinkle with parsley if desired.
  • Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily. Remove from oven and let rest 5-10 minutes, serve. A nice tomato salad and boiled potatoes with butter would be excellent side dishes.

Notes

Pangasius will cost 120 Baht/kilo. Shrimp will run about 100 Baht/500 grams from a grocery store, for those along the coast, you can normally buy local ocean cast net caught shrimp for a bit less. Everything else is minimal. For 5 servings, this comes out to about $1.30 per serving, for 6 servings, this is about $1.08 per serving. Excellent value for a nutritional meal.
For variants, added cooked crab meat or imitation crab that is cubed, cooked oyster meat, lemon slices, and other seasonings of your choice.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
* Fair Value $1.01 to $1.50 per Serving,FISH - ALL,Fish - White Fish,SEAFOOD - ALL,Seafood - Shrimp/Prawn
Fisherman’s Quick Fish
May 23, 2016 Lee
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Fisherman's Quick Fish

Easy sounding recipe, minimal ingredients as well. On my list to prepare.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Pangasius fillets
  • 1 cup Italian dressing
  • 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 cup Ritz crackers, crushed, use Magic brand, cost less, tastes same

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 230 degrees C. Grease the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with olive oil.
  • In a medium bowl, marinate the fish fillets in the salad dressing for a few minutes.
  • Toss the shredded cheese and crushed crackers together. Place the marinated fish fillets in the baking dish and top with the cheese/cracker mixture. Discard the leftover marinade.
  • Bake uncovered for 8 to 10 minutes or until the fish can be flaked with a fork. Serve with rice or buttered egg noodles.

Notes

Pangasius fillets cost about 120 Baht/kilo, 4 fillets is about 60 Baht. Everything is minimal in cost. I will say 100 Baht for everything, this comes out to about 75 cents per serving, Excellent value.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,FISH - ALL,Fish - White Fish