Best in season irish fish

HardyEustace

Hi,
just wondering if people could recommend the best fish for this time of year?

Obviously oysters are back in season but I'm cooking for a dinner party for five on Friday. It's a special birthday so I'd really appreciate any recommendations or even reciepes.

CJhaughey

Hake is great this time of year.
Mackerel is also good now.

duploelabs

Hake and Mussels. Queen scallops are awesome aswell

Doolee

HardyEustace wrote: »

Hi,
just wondering if people could recommend the best fish for this time of year?

Obviously oysters are back in season but I'm cooking for a dinner party for five on Friday. It's a special birthday so I'd really appreciate any recommendations or even reciepes.

You're gonna love this link www.eattheseasons.co.uk

They update it every Wednesday with the latest list of what's in season!

BailMeOut

+1 for hake. Good dinner party fish too.

duploelabs

BailMeOut wrote: »

+1 for hake. Good dinner party fish too.

and it's stocks are really really healthy at the mo

the beer revolu

duploelabs wrote: »

and it's stocks are really really healthy at the mo

I find it hard to believe that the stocks of any wild fish are healthy at the moment. World wide fishing practices and the waste involved has really put me off eating wild fish that I haven't caught myself (and I haven't fished in over a year!:mad:).

I do love hake, though;)

HardyEustace

Thanks everyone,

hake it is! Found a lovely Rick Stein recipe for hake en papillot with a home made tapenade and slow roasted tomoatoes.

Looks absolutely gorgeous.

There was another one wtih a morel mushroom sauce which looked fabulous.

Scallops crossed my mind but I was worried they'd be terribly pricey. I'm cooking for five including a very hungry person who usually eats an extra portion.

Swampy

Hake is very tasty. Fish for dinner me thinks.

CJhaughey

I had Hake tonight.
Singapore style
OT
Most Hake is caught by Gillnet boats which is actually quite a selective way of catching fish and any bycatch is usually fish which is of a good marketable size.
The Hake stock is pretty healthy right now, due in part to the Spanish Gillnet fleet being kept out of some areas in the Irish Box for a number of years.

Minder

This fish stew recipe from Valentine Warner works really with a firm white fish like hake - and it is stunningly delicious. If it's a little rustic for a dinner party, it is perfect for large crowds like a bonfire party.

duploelabs

the beer revolu wrote: »

I find it hard to believe that the stocks of any wild fish are healthy at the moment. World wide fishing practices and the waste involved has really put me off eating wild fish that I haven't caught myself (and I haven't fished in over a year!:mad:).

I do love hake, though;)

Hake, Mackerel, sardines, skate, flounder, dover + lemon sole, john dory (one of my favourite), Ling and Pollock are all really healthy. And before you mock the latter, I'll dare anyone to take the Pepsi challenge with cod on it.

the beer revolu

duploelabs wrote: »

Hake, Mackerel, sardines, skate, flounder, dover + lemon sole, john dory (one of my favourite), Ling and Pollock are all really healthy. And before you mock the latter, I'll dare anyone to take the Pepsi challenge with cod on it.

I have a problem with any fish that's caught in a drag net ie the skate, flounder, dover, lemon sole and John Dory you mention.
Those fish might have healthy stocks but what about all the other species that are indiscriminately dragged off the sea bed and chucked overboard, dead. Not to mention what it must do to the sea bed!

duploelabs

the beer revolu wrote: »

I have a problem with any fish that's caught in a drag net ie the skate, flounder, dover, lemon sole and John Dory you mention.
Those fish might have healthy stocks but what about all the other species that are indiscriminately dragged off the sea bed and chucked overboard, dead. Not to mention what it must do to the sea bed!

you never mentioned about how they're caught???? I was referring to the stock levels

shrapnel222

mussels are so cheap at the moment and absolutely delicious, to be honest i've actually reached saturation point as i've eaten so many in the last few weeks.

haddock is plentiful at the moment and gorgeous!!

cruhoortwunk

Picked up 2 large fillets of hake from a place in the Liberties for €2, how can they sell it that cheap, is it down to surplus?

Faith

This thread hasn't been posted in in 3 years, so I'm closing it as a zombie thread. Feel free to start a new thread with your question in the main Food & Drink forum if you'd like.

In case anyone wonders why I'm doing this, it's because a lot of people will reply to the first post without noticing the date, rather than replying to the post that bumped the thread.