JFI: Garlic - Oven Roasted Fish

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JFI: Garlic - Oven Roasted Fish

Posted by Mathy Kandasamy | Filed under Garlic, Fish, Jihva For Ingredients(JFI), Archives

Living in a tropical island has a lot advantages. First among them are fresh sea food. In my native island, the art of buying and cooking fish has been perfected over the years. Some of my relatives are even quite adventerous and attempt to fish themselves.

For those who can read Tamil and are interested in reading novels, I would like to recommend Thamizselvi’s ‘Aarukaattuththurai’(தமிழ்ச்செல்வியின் ஆறுகாட்டுத்துறை). The novel is based on a fishing village on the coast of Tamil Nadu. Brings a vivid picture of the lives of the folks living in that fishing village.

Due to lifestyle changes, fried fish has morphed into oven roasted fish. And lately fish consumption has decreased a little due to concerns over global warming. And the problems of health hazards has prevented regular consumption of fish available closer to home. But, when friends gather together organic salmon is procurred and roasted to perfection.

[Sorry about the photo quality. I always like to pop the fish into the oven at the last minute. And, I always keep forgetting to take pictures. I made do with a picture taken in December. And that picture was shot folks clammering around for a taste].

Recipe:

1 lb salmon fillet, cleaned
1 teaspoon Sri Lankan Chilli powder
4-5 cloves garlic, mashed
3 teaspoon sesame oil
salt, as per taste
1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
a pinch of black pepper

Combine all the ingredients except the fish. Drag the fish through the combined spice/oil mixture.

Place in an oil coated oven proof dish and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degree C. Cover the dish otherwise the fish would be very dry.

Note: The thickness of the fillet is quite important. Cooking time might vary according to the size of the fillet.

Serve with roasted vegetables, rice and salad.

Reader's Comments

Indira | April 6th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Dear Mathy,

Back at home, my mother also makes the same way. Rub some garlic-spice paste and skillet brown. I don’t remember the fish variety name that we get in Nandyala-Penna river, but those tiny fishes would cook in minutes.

Vijay would love that garlic spiced salmon you have baked.
Kay | May 27th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
I LOVE LOVE LOOOOOOOOOOVE baked fish!!! It’s yummy with lots of garlic. These days, I use a similar marinade like you use + some ginger paste and lemon juice and maybe some soy sauce if I feel like it.