A friend of ours rang us up the other day and offered us a fish which he had just caught. How can one refuse such a generous offer. Even better was the gift of it being scaled, gutted and filleted. BONUS! Thanks Bernie, you are a star.
All ready to be wrapped up an put on the coals
With having Pete home the last while and the weather being so lovely in the evenings, it is no surprise that we braai (barbecue) just about every other night and enjoy dining al fresco.
This cob was so moreish that we have enjoyed it twice in one week. Now to wait for another kind offer of more fish or get on the river and catch one ourselves. You can substitute the cob with any other fish – the simple flavours will compliment anything from sole to stock fish.
There really is no recipe for this, more a guideline, a un-recipe if you like.
Fish in Foil
Ingredients
Fish fillet of choice
Butter
Olive oil
Coarse salt
Black pepper
Lemon zest
Fresh Dill
Method
- Place the fish on a piece of tin foil.
- Place all of the ingredients over the fish.
- Wrap the fish in the foil tightly.
- Hand the package to your husband to cook over the coals.
No prizes for this pic but the fish was delicious!
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Sounds delicious! Peter and I are at Kiama for a few days… we just had beautiful fresh fish cooked on the BBQ with butter and lemon. Sometimes the simplest things are the best!
Have a lovely stay Lizzy. I agree, simple is always the best. have a lovely day. 🙂 xo
That is my favorite way to prepare fish. And OMG! fresh caught fish…doesn’t compare to much else! Pictures look delicious! Fab’day, Mandy!
Absolutely right Ela, nothing beats fresh caught fish. Have a beautiful and happy day. 🙂 xo
How nice to be offered freshly caught fish! This sounds delicious! I love how simple it is to put together (the last step is the best ;))
Glad you noticed the last step in the method Ada. 😀 Simplicity is always the most scrumptious. Have a happy day. 🙂 xo
Thats a nice looking fish! I want one 🙂
Thanks Raymund. Would be great to be able to share some with you. Have a lovely day. 🙂 xo
nothing beats fresh fish on the braai!
Absolutely Tandy! Have a beautiful day. 🙂 xo
That looks delicious. Always a bonus when food presents arrive ready to cook! I haven’t heard of cob – is it a small river fish?
Thanks Anne, it was scrumptious! I am not sure if cob is a “South African” fish or if it is called something else around the world. This one was about 3kg and I have seen pictures in the papers before of cob over 100kg! Have a happy day. 🙂 xo
There’s nothing to beat really fresh fish, simply prepared so you savour the fish rather than be overwhelmed by the flavourings. Your pictures look very good to me and I particularly like step 4…
Hi Maeve, thanks for stopping by and for your lovely compliment. Aah yes, step number 4 is the most important step to any braai. Have a lovely day. 🙂 xo
The fish looks really tender and delicious!
It was fabulous Angie. Have a beautiful day. 🙂 xo
You have awesome friends!
That we do Lisa. Have a fabulous day. 🙂 xo
This looks just wonderful and lemon & fresh dill make the most wonderful companions to fish, don’t they?! Your “guideline” is spot-on. I’ll be adding fish to our dinner menu this Sunday. Thank you for the inspiration today!
Hi Allison. Lemon and fresh dill are a perfect pair for fish. Glad the guideline is spot on. Happy to be an inspiration for your weekly menu. Have a super day. 🙂 xo
You are right, it IS a bonus when it comes from a friend already skinned and filleted. An un-recipe was surely the way to go here, as it looks absolutely perfect.
Thanks Judy, this really was a perfect meal. Have a lovely afternoon. 🙂 xo
I agree with all the other comments, Mandy. Lovely fish and lovely friends.
Thanks very much Glenda. Have a super afternoon. 🙂 xo
well, actually this kind of simple meals is the way i debugging my taste buds in the weekend!
i felt slimmer too just by reading this recipe!
Simple flavours are always so enjoyable Dedy. Have a lovely day. 🙂 xo
Now that’s the perfect way to have fish and it doesn’t get any better when it’s as fresh as that. We had a very bad corn season here this past year and I don’t think I bought it more than twice. Usually I’ll stop by the farm stand once a week to pick some up. Maybe next year, these things tend to go in cycles.
You are so right Diane, things do always go in cycles. Hope you pick up on the swings next year what you missed on the roundabouts this year. Have a super day. 🙂 xo
Perfectly cooked and it doesn’t get fresher than that! It looks like what we might call Perch in the UK…delish 🙂
Aah Perch, I shall have to google that. This would definitely fall in the scrumity category Tanya. Have a happy day. 🙂 xo
Ohh what wonderful fresh flavors together. They sound amazing and perfect weeknight dinner to me. Love your guideline
Thanks Belle. This is the perfect week night dinner – super quick and easy. Have a beautiful day. 🙂 xo
just perfect, i do miss really really fresh fish (filleted and gutted of course!!)
Living here at the River, I have got quite good at scaling, gutting and filleting a fish Celi. Even my own family are impressed although I much prefer when they come already ready for the pan. Have a super day. 🙂 xo
Heaven. Absolute heaven. I want to find a good piece of fish soon and copy you! 😀
xoxo!
K
What a beautiful compliment Kath, I am thrilled you want to copy me. Thank you! Have a beautiful and happy day. 🙂 xoxo
Simple is best with fresh ingredients.
Amazing how wonderful fresh ingredients don’t need much added to them. Have a super day Norma. 🙂 xo
Not only a great gift, I love how it was delivered all prepared! Nothing more challenging than having to gut and scale a fish. And I like your simple recipe because I think fish is at its best cooked this way xx
It really doesn’t get better than this Charlie. It is also a reminder to incorporate more fish into our diet. Have a super day. 🙂 xo
There is absolutely nothing I love more than a freshly caught fish. We got to sample once on a trip to Mexico when the restaurant cooked up my husband’s fish from an excursion. There is no comparison.. I can just imagine how this must have been a real treat!xx
How special for the restaurant to prepare the fish you hubby caught – awesome! I must agree, it is difficult to beat a good piece of fresh fish. Have a happy Friday. 🙂 xo
How I wish we could get fresh fish! And yours is just as beautifully presented raw as it is cooked. Fish is always best simply prepared, I think, and your flavors are perfect.
What a lovely compliment, thank you Betsy. What a pity you can’t get fresh fish. I shall enjoy the next round of fish for you. Have a lovely Friday. 🙂 xo
We can get fish that is supposedly “fresh” but not like when you live in a coastal area and have access to it right out of the water, sadly. Ours has usually traveled and/or been frozen 😦 So yes, enjoy fish for me!
Right, think I shall have to add fish to the menu next week again. 🙂 xo
There is nothing better than fresh fish cooked simply like this…it had to be delicious.
It was absolutely fabulous Karen. Have a super weekend. 🙂 xo