Tag: fish

ScienceDaily (Mar. 1, 2012) — Probing the largely unexplored question of what characteristics make a leader among schooling fish, researchers have discovered that by mimicking nature, a robotic fish can transform into a leader of live ones.

Through a series of experiments, researchers from Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) aimed to increase understanding of collective animal behavior, including learning how robots might someday steer fish away from environmental disasters.

The most important thing to remember with this recipe is to buy good-quality fish from your local fishmonger or supermarket.
The recipe Ive given you here can be used with all sorts of dishes Ive shown you how to tweak it to go with fish, but you can try using it with anything from pasta to grilled chicken.
If you want to save some time, double the quantities and freeze half of the sauce (it will keep for a couple of months), or pop it in the fridge for up to a week.

This fresh dish is sure to please at your next dinner party! The red pepper flakes add a little kick, and toasted almonds add a delicious crunch. I like to serve this with orzo pasta or rice pilaf. This dish can also be made with fat-free half and half and low-sodium chicken broth for healthier options.

Halibut cheeks are really delicious and super-easy to cook. Here they are pan-seared and served with a zingy orange sauce with Asian seasonings. Great with asparagus and jasmine rice for a light and tasty Spring dinner.

An Italian-style vegetable and feta cheese topping is the perfect enhancement to delicious baked halibut.

The simplicity and flavour of this summer dish are fantastic. Buy your tuna steaks about 1cm/½ inch thick rather than going for massive inch-thick ones.
That way they cook quickly, giving you a juicy, silky steak that hasnt had a chance to dry out. If you cant get hold of tuna, then shark and swordfish are reasonably good steak-like alternatives.

Cooked and smoked salmon are layered with cheese and croissants and topped with an egg, sour cream, caper and dill mixture before baking to a bubbly brown to serve.

Simply seasoned with salt and pepper, these salmon fillets are pan seared with capers, and garnished with slices of lemon.

In a medium bowl, combine the tuna, cucumber, avocado, green onion, red pepper flakes and sesame seeds. Pour in the lemon juice, sesame oil and soy sauce, and stir carefully to blend so as not to mash the avocado. Place this bowl into a larger bowl that has been filled with ice. Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, but no longer - the terrific freshness of the fish will be lost.

Once chilled, remove the bowl from the ice, and invert onto a serving plate. Serve with toasted bread or your favorite crackers.

When cooking fish, you dont have to stick to soft herbs like tarragon or dill gutsy, woody herbs like oregano, thyme or rosemary are great with fish like red mullet.

In the UK, red mullet are hard to get hold off at the moment. Make sure your fish is from a sustainable source, and if you cant find sustainable red mullet, go for small red snapper instead.