Originally Posted By: J Geoff

I'm hosting Christmas Eve and need some fishes advice! Mom's making the shrimp scampi as the main, but I need to make something, of course. I'm a fish (cooking) newb, so any suggestions??


Both of these are from the Detroit News. I've had something similar to the spicy baked fish a LONNNNNNG time ago. More recipes here


Spicy Baked Fish



1 tablespoon olive oil, divided use
3 green onions, chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons sweet paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons dry thyme leaves, crushed, or 2 teaspoons fresh chopped thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 1/4 pounds fish filets (sole, flounder, redfish or scrod)

Adjust oven rack to middle position. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a small, nonstick skillet, heat 1/2 tablespoon of the oil; add chopped green onions and garlic. Cook gently for two minutes; remove from heat and stir in paprika, thyme, salt and red pepper.

Cover shallow baking pan or jelly roll pan with aluminum foil and brush with remaining 1/2 tablespoon of the olive oil. Place fish filets, skinned side down, on pan. Spread spice mixture over filets as evenly as possible. Bake fish in hot oven 10 minutes per inch. Serves four.
Nutritional analysis per serving (using sole): 174 calories, 27 gms protein, 2 gms carbohydrate, .5 gms fiber, 5 gms fat, 75 mgs cholesterol, 263 mgs sodium.


From "Chef Kathleen's Cooking Thin Daybook" by Kathleen Daelemans (Houghton Mifflin, $14.95)

2 ounces slab bacon, cut into 1/2 -inch slices
1 medium onion, finely diced
1 cup diced celery
 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4 -inch dice
1/2 pound frozen cut green beans
1 cup frozen corn kernels
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth or clam juice
2 sprigs fresh rosemary or thyme
1 bay leaf
3/4 pound salmon, cut into bite-size chunks
1 cup fat-free milk or evaporated milk

Place pancetta in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and cook for about 1 minute, uncovered. Add onion and celery and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, or until onion has completely softened. Add potatoes, green beans and corn and cook for 3 minutes. Add broth, rosemary or thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes. Add fish, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add milk and cook until soup is warm, about 5 minutes. Remove bay leaf and serve. Serves 4.
Per serving: 242 calories; 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat; 11 percent calories from fat); 32 g carbohydrates; 40 mg cholesterol; 465 mg sodium; 23 g protein; 5 g fiber.

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