Beer Poached Fish Food

BEER POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Place fish fillet onto center of large sheet heavy-duty foil. Bring up foil sides. Pour beer over fish. Fold to make packet.
• Place packet on grill; cover with lid. Grill 7 min. Carefully open foil packet. Sprinkle cheese over fish; reseal packet. Cover grill with lid; grill 5 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork.
• Remove fish from packet to serving platter; sprinkle with nuts and parsley.

BEER-BATTERED FISH AND CHIPS

Steps:

• Set a colander in a large bowl of ice water. Slice the potatoes lengthwise 1/4 inch thick, then stack the slices and cut into 1/4-inch-thick sticks, adding them to the ice water as you work. Refrigerate 30 minutes or up to 1 hour. Lift the colander out of the ice water, rinse the potatoes well and pat very dry.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat 4 inches vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven until a deep-fry thermometer registers 280 degrees F. Add half of the potatoes; fry until tender but still colorless, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with the remaining potatoes. Increase the oil temperature to 365 degrees F.
• Whisk 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, the rice flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt and the cayenne in a large bowl. Whisk in the beer until mostly smooth. Let sit 5 minutes to thicken.
• Set a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet. Season the fish with salt. Working in two batches, dredge the fish in the remaining 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, then dip in the beer batter, letting the excess drip off. Fry until crisp and golden brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer to the rack; sprinkle with salt. Keep warm in the oven.
• Increase the oil temperature to 380 degrees F. Working in two batches, fry the potatoes again until crisp and golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate and season with salt. Serve the fish and chips with malt vinegar and lemon wedges.

BEER POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• In a skillet, combine beer, lemon juice, onion, celery, salt, bay leaf and peppercorns. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Add salmon steaks, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Combine ingredients for tarragon mayonnaise and chill. Serve with salmon.

BEER POACHED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Place the halibut steaks in one layer in a skillet with a lid.
• Add all the other ingredients except the onion& butter.
• Bring to a boil covered reduce heat and cook 1 minute.
• Strain off 1 cup of liquid, put the lid back on the skillet, remove from heat source and allow the fish to finish cooking 5-10 minutes depending on the thickness of the halibut (the steam inside the skillet will be enough to finish cooking the fish).
• Meanwhile bring the cup of liquid to a boil, reduce heat and cook uncovered until the liquid is reduced to apprx 1/3 cup, add the onions& whisk in the butter.
• Remove the halibut from the skillet (it should be opaque and flake easily when touched with a fork).
• Serve the sauce over the halibut steaks.

POACHED FISH WITH GINGER & SESAME BROTH

Steps:

• Pour the stock into a deep sauté pan or wok with the vinegar, then add the ginger and garlic. Cover and cook for 5 mins to allow the flavours to mingle.
• Add the soya beans, broccoli and the fleshy part of the Chinese leaves, then place the spring onions and fish on top. Cover and cook for 4-5 mins more until the fish just flakes. Carefully lift the fish off, discard the ginger, and stir in the remaining Chinese leaf and the sesame oil. Ladle into bowls, top with the fish and sprinkle with the seeds.

BEER POACHED FISH.

Steps:

• 1. In a large pan( I use a 12" cast iron dutch oven). combine every thing but the fish. Simmer on med-low heat for 15-20 min. Lay your fish into the liquid cover and simmer 10-15 min Or till fish flakes.
• 2. Carefully remove fish from pot and lay on a plater. Now combine 2 tablespoons of melted butter and 3 tablespoons flour with 1 1/2 cups of liquid from pot. Cook in a sauce pan till thickened. Pour over fish and serve.