How to Cook Fish Without a Recipe

Are you scared of cooking fish? Don't be.

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I don't know why but some people are scared of cooking fish.

Maybe they're grossed out by it,

maybe they're worried it's going to make their house smell

but fish is one of the fastest, easiest cooking proteins

you can turn into dinner.

It's healthy and delicious

and you don't even need a recipe to make it.

Today I'm going to be showing you one

of my favorite spring time dinners

which is to cook some wild sockeye salmon

with asparagus and potatoes on a sheet pan.

Only takes ten minutes in the oven and it's really good.

Just line your pieces up on a sheet tray.

You need about six ounces per person.

You can get sick on or skin off depending

on what you like.

So I'm just going to put a little olive oil all around.

That way you don't pick up with a massive fish skin stuck

to your sheet pan.

And you need to season the fish before you cook it.

I need to prepare the sides.

You can use any kind of vegetable you want

or any kind of leftover cooked root vegetable.

It needs to be able to cook in about ten minutes.

These potatoes are already cooked.

So I'm going to slice them so they have more surface area

to get crispy.

And then I just want to toss this in a little oil

before I put it on the sheet pan.

And a little salt and some pepper

and then I'm also going to add some lemon zest.

Make it nice and springy and bright.

I'm putting the potatoes down on the cut side

so that they get nice and crispy.

Now I'm going to add some thyme for making it pretty

but also for making it taste better.

It's really easy to overcook fish

but putting mayonnaise on top of the fish keeps it nice

and moist and it also infuses it with extra flavor

especially if you stir flavorings into your mayonnaise.

You want about a tablespoon of mayonnaise per fish filet.

Mayonnaise also acts as a glue for a crunchy topping

which is the best part.

I'm using sliced almonds today

but you could use crumbled potato chips or tortilla chips

or bread crumbs.

So my oven is at 500 degrees.

This is going to take about ten minutes

but you should start checking at eight minutes

because sometimes it can take faster.

There we go, that looks good.

So how do you know when your fish is actually done?

Well, you just have to poke it.

Just poke there in the middle of the filet

and if you feel the layers of flesh separating easily

when you push it that means it's done.

So here we go your complete dinner

all in one fish and your sides and that's all you need

and it only took ten minutes.

Now who's scared of cooking fish?

So that's how I make a fish dinner in ten minutes.

Now it's your turn.

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so look at all those lovely fish dinners.

You'd never guess that they were all cooked

on a single sheet pan in just ten minutes.

Who's scared of cooking fish now? Hmm?

Bye.