This boiled fish recipe is easy, simple, quick, and ready in less than 10 minutes. It is made with a few simple ingredients and can be served with side dishes like rice, boiled potatoes, and vegetables. Let me show you how to boil fish that is tender, yet firm, flaky, and packed full of flavor.
3Fish fillets, steaks, loins, or whole. Salmon or any type of fish.
1teaspoonSmoked paprika
½teaspoonParsley
¼cupchopped Onion
½teaspoonBlack pepper
5gStock cubeoptional
Saltto taste
2cupsWater
Instructions
Clean the fish
Add the fish into a pot then add paprika, black pepper, parsley, chopped onions, stock cube, and salt.
Pour water in the pot enough to cover the fish by at least half an inch.It's best to use boiling water so it firms the flesh of the skin.Also,put enough salt so the fish doesn't taste bland. The water should taste slightlysalty.
Place the pot on medium heat and cook the fish for 5-8 minutes or till tender.
When cooked, use a slotted spoon or spatula to transfer the fish to a plate.
Serve and enjoy.You can serve some of the broth with the fish or save it to use in recipes that call for fish broth.
Notes
The fish should be covered by water by at least ¼ inch in the pot.
You can boil fish with vegetables at the same time. Use vegetables that cook at the same time as the fish. Such vegetables are carrots, peas, and broccoli.
The fish broth can be used for cooking other dishes like soups, curries, stews, pasta, rice, and vegetables.
If you want the broth spicier, add cayenne or fresh peppers like scotch bonnet.
The broth can be served with the fish. It's tasty and great, especially for winter meals or when recovering from a cold or flu.
Don't overcook the fish so they don't break up.
Boiling fish cooking time depends on the type of fish, the size, the method of cooking, and if cooking skin on.The fish in this post took 4 minutes to boil. If using thicker pieces, it will take slightly longer. Also, whole fish will take longer to boil than fish fillets, steak, and loins.How long to boil salmon is 8 minutes.White fish like cod, Haddock, how long to boil is 3-4 minutes.If boiling the fish from frozen, add 2-3 minutes.Fish is cooked when the inside is tender and when checked with a meat thermometer the internal temperature is at least 140F