Fish Loaf Food

ACKEE AND COD STEWART LOAF (ACKEE-SALTFISH-CODFISH-BACALAO LOAF)

Steps:

• Soak the cod in water the night before in the refrigerator. On the day you plan to prepare the dish, change the water and soak again for about 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9 mini loaf pans with olive oil spray.
• Fill a medium saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add the fish and boil for 20 minutes to remove any bones. Allow to cool.
• In a separate bowl, mix the fish, ackees, mayonnaise, and scallions. Using the various seasonings, incorporate into the mixture according to your taste. Add the breadcrumbs a little at a time, tasting as you do this to make sure you don't lose the flavor of the fish or the ackees.
• Once you achieve the flavor that suits you, add the hot sauce. Once again, use caution when adding hot sauce so you don't make the fish too spicy.
• Evenly divide and press the fish mixture into each loaf pan and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until browned.
• Remove the loaves from the oven. Put a cutting board on top of each loaf pan and flip. Repeat with remaining loaf pans. Serve.

FISH SANDWICH LOAF

Steps:

• Cut the top half off the loaf of bread; carefully hollow out top and bottom, leaving a 1/2-in. shell (save removed bread for another use)., Microwave fish fillets according to package directions. Meanwhile, combine butter and garlic; spread over cut sides of bread. In bread bottom, layer fish, red peppers and cheese. Replace bread top. , Wrap loaf in foil. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted. Slice and serve immediately.

CHEF JOHN'S SALMON LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Generously butter a loaf pan.
• Melt butter over medium heat in a saute pan until bubbling. Toss in onion, give the pan a quick shake, and stir with a wooden spoon; cook for 1 minute. Turn off the heat and allow to cool.
• Place salmon in a large mixing bowl and mash with a fork. Add cracker crumbs, salt, cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce, rice vinegar, butter, and onions; mix and mash with a spatula or spoon until smooth.
• Separate eggs, adding whites to a clean glass, metal, or ceramic bowl and adding yolks to salmon mixture. Mix egg yolks and salmon until well combined.
• Whisk whites to medium stiff peaks. Gently fold into salmon mixture in 2 additions.
• Transfer salmon mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Smooth the top with a spatula to even it out and shake and tap the pan to remove any air bubbles.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a toothpick comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes, then carefully turn loaf out onto a cutting board. Slice and serve.

TUNA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, stir together tuna, breadcrumbs, egg, bell pepper, and onion. Then add milk, Worcestershire sauce and Tobasco, and salt and pepper, mixing with your hands.
• Pack ingredients into a large, greased loaf pan.
• Bake about 45-50 minutes, until top is golden brown and center is thoroughly cooked. Allow to cool about 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy!

CANNED FISH LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
• In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine all ingredients, and mix thoroughly.
• Press mixture into a lightly greased 9x5 loaf pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until done.
• Let stand 10 minutes before attempting to slice.

GEFILTE FISH LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl mash the gefilte fish and set aside.
• Process the remaining ingredients in a blender or food processor.
• Add to the mashed fish.
• Grease a 9x5 loaf pan, I use cooking spray.
• Pour in fish mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Remove from oven and cool.
• Turn loaf onto a platter.
• Chill.
• Serve with horseradish.

JOSH'S TUNA GEFILTE FISH LOAF

Steps:

• Using the steel blade in food processor, grind onion and carrot.
• Add rest and pulse till nice uniform mush.
• It is best to put this in a container and refrigerate overnight.
• I can never be bothered and just proceed to the next step.
• It is a little harder to work with, but turns out the same in the end.
• Spread a large piece of baking paper on the counter.
• Place gefilte fish mixture in a loaf/log shape on baking paper.
• Fold top down and fold in each side till mixture is enclosed in a loaf like shape in baking paper.
• Since this mixture isn't quite as stiff as the real stuff and I don't want it to leak out of the baking paper, I actually staple the folded in sides.
• I then put the loaf in the freezer for at least 1 night.
• Boil 1 pot of water big enough to hold the loaf (needs to be wide enough and enough water to cover).
• Add broth ingredients to water and bring to a boil.
• Place the FROZEN loaf STILL in the baking paper into the boiling broth.
• Return to a boil and then let simmer about 1-1/2 hours.
• Remove carefully from the broth (I use 2 spatulas) and cool.
• Remove carrots and onion as well to container.
• Remove baking paper.
• Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Slice and serve with sliced carrot.
• Warning: when the loaf is boiling it does not have the best smell.
• Do not worry, it will taste great.
• Hint: I always double the recipe and just pull it out of the freezer to prepare when I want to.