Simple, fish meal ideas please

Sea bass or sea bream (red snapper if you've got a good fishmonger), in a foil parcel with some finely chopped garlic (and maybe a bit of red chilli and/or ginger). A couple of tablespoons of water, now the clever bit, rest the fish (whole or fillets) on some chopsticks, so they steam and don't stick to the foil. mackerel and herrings can be cooked the same way, miss out the garlic, chilli and ginger, as they're not needed with oily fish.

For a super quick midweek meal i do salmon fillets with teriyaki sauce drizzled over with sesame seeds scattered on top, bake in the oven for about 15 minutes or so (best if you prepare it in the morning as the sauce soaks in).
Serve with a stir fry/noodles/rice or salad and potatoes.

One of my regular meals is a Thai fish curry, though I own up to using a jar of Thai red curry. Fry up some onions and whatever other veg you like - mushrooms/peppers etc. Chuck in the curry sauce and fry off, then a tin of coconut milk. Finally add in white fish fillets or chunks (coley or basa is cheap) and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Serve over rice or steamed broccoli.

Also roasting salmon fillets with various toppings - pesto or sweet chilli sauce or teriyaki etc.

I like using salmon or cod as part of a traybake. I use tenderstem broccoli spears or asparagus, baby new potatoes cut in half, tomatoes, peppers, courgettes (whatever is in the fridge basically!).. then place the fish on top and sprinkle with dill, parsley and tarragon with some olive oil drizzled over it all. Such a simple tasty meal.

Baby potatoes parboiled, red onion, peppers courgette, tenderstem broccoli on a baking sheet, sliced chorizo and white fish fillets on top baked in the oven until the fish is cooked.

Sea bass, drizzled with lemon, and fish seasoning baked in the oven, with some cherry tomatoes that have had a coating of olive oil. Served with steamed jersey royals and tenderstem broccoli

I forgot to say, if you try the fish curry make sure the sauce is quite thick as liquid will come out of the fish as it cooks and thin the sauce.

I don’t know if it counts as a recipe as such, but I put roasted salmon with boiled new potatoes, tenderstem broccoli and asparagus. Delicious. Just pop a little bit of butter/spread/oil on the fish before cooking to keep it moist, and pull the green veg before they are too soft.

I like baking fish in a parcel of foil or baking parchment. You can chuck whatever flavourings you like in there with it. A fillet takes about ten minutes in a 180C fan oven. There will be tasty juices in the parcel which you can add to your plate. I usually serve this with rice and salad.

Good ideas to add to your parcel are

Lemon, garlic, parsley
Halved cherry tomatoes, olives, oregano
Soy, ginger, garlic
Fresh chives and a tablespoon or two of cream
Thinly sliced onions and some herbs
Thinly sliced fennel and lemon juice

Also, fish curry is lovely. Fry onions until soft and slightly browned, add garlic and ginger, add curry powder and fry for a bit. Chuck in a packet of prawns, cover with water and simmer for half an hour. When you are ready to eat, add chunks of white fish and simmer gently for about ten minutes. I often add some chopped tomatoes or blanched spinach to this (tomatoes with the prawns, spinach with the fish).

Our fortnightly standard is salmon (baked in a soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, garlic marinade) over noodles. I use the ready to wok style noodles that you just microwave or sauté fresh. With whatever veg - steamed broccoli, roasted Pak Choi. Or a cucumber salad in a soy sauce dressing. Sometimes we have it with rice instead of noodles. And maybe some spring rolls.