Help with fishy fish

Active Poster Joined: Mar 31 2009 Posts: 48

I made salmon teriyake, but my fish came out taasting very fishy. any advice?

Posted: Sun, May 31 2009, 10:15 am Post subject:

Don't buy that brand of salmon again. It shouldn't taste fishy.

If you ever do get fishy fish, soak it in lemon juice for an hour then rinse in cold water.
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Platinum Member Joined: Jul 27 2007 Posts: 14736

I don't like salmon because it's fishy. If I make it, I expect some fishiness.

Executive Member Joined: Mar 16 2008 Posts: 304

The idea with lemon juice and cold water really works! I once bought seabass and it WAS NOT cheap and it smelled a little fishy so I did that and it totally worked!!

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48136

was it not fresh? or do you not really like fish ?

Posted: Sun, May 31 2009, 10:52 am Post subject:

sorry - I'm with yesha - salmon is so not fishy and if it smells fishy - something must be fishy like it's not so freshy ... go fishing elsewhere ...

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Active Poster Joined: Mar 31 2009 Posts: 48

OP here, I first soaked my salmn fillet (which I had defrosted overnight) in water for some time (not sure how much) and then soaked it all in lemon juice too. didn't work. I guess next time I will have to soak it for longer.

Active Poster Joined: May 10 2009 Age: 28 Posts: 59

That means the fish was not fresh, and by the way its dangerous to get fish that is old or not handled properly. Some fish carry disease and parasites! Make sure to also cook it at a high temperature until well done.

Posted: Sun, May 31 2009, 9:12 pm Post subject:

curious - why are you soaking the fish ???

Posted: Sun, May 31 2009, 10:53 pm Post subject: re: help with fishy fish

I was told to soak salmon in water with some alcohol, such as vodka or gin, for about 3 hrs, before cooking to get the fishy taste out. Worked for me.

Posted: Sun, May 31 2009, 11:10 pm Post subject: re: help with fishy fish

Did you buy Atlantic salmon? I find that type to be very fishy.
Next time, try to find baby salmon.

Posted: Sun, May 31 2009, 11:13 pm Post subject: re: help with fishy fish

I was told that fresh fish should not smell fishy...if it does it isn't fresh.

Posted: Sun, May 31 2009, 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: re: help with fishy fish

Posted: Mon, Jun 01 2009, 12:49 am Post subject:

Why in the world would you soak it in WATER? It saturates the flesh and that is not good at all.