Cooking fresh fish

[phill_itofish]

Every time i cook my catch it curls up in the pan! any idea how to stop this! have tried scoring the skin!!

[KeithB]

I skin, batter & deep fry mine! yum yum!

[phill_itofish]

I skin, batter & deep fry mine! yum yum!

lol thats what i though ! look like i better buy a fryer

[KeithB]

Aye I was made to buy a one just for fish, she was sick of changing the oil after I'd used it.

[Lowrider]

Every time i cook my catch it curls up in the pan! any idea how to stop this! have tried scoring the skin!!

Press it down???
Or don't have the pan so hot.

[The Great Wallsendo]

Press it down???
Or don't have the pan so hot.

aye - medium heat...otherwise it'll scorch and curl up

[phill_itofish]

tried both of them lads!! it only happens when i cook fish i've caught, stuff i've got from asda is never a problem!! think i'll just get a fryer lol

[The Great Wallsendo]

perhaps that's the difference between fresh fish and shop bought....

[greggthe1]

I would'nt know mate.......can't catch any fresh fish I do have a mate who kindly gives me some and i batter cod and bass or trout and such i score, rub with herby stuff and cook in foil in hot oven for 10-12 mins

[The Great Wallsendo]

I'm reliably informed that Rockling makes good eating

[5150]

If you watch Rick Stein he usually comments on how fresh the fish is when he cooks it and it curls up...

[RossW]

Curly fish

It's a good sign if it curls up. It means the fish hasn't been through rigor-mortice and the muscles haven't relaxed ready for decomposition. Yum-yum.

[Vamp]

I'm reliably informed that Rockling makes good eating

And why would any one even think of eating a slimy rockling wieghing in at 4oz's

[The Great Wallsendo]

And why would any one even think of eating a slimy rockling wieghing in at 4oz's

caught one well over 1lb the other month

[Vamp]

still wouldnt eat it,why not eat a wrasse instead atleast something on it