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#EdenCooks - Fish Pie - Thursday, August 11th at 8pm EDT

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Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Next we need to cook the yams. Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same things, they aren’t even that closely related botanically speaking. However, if you are unable to find white yams, sweet potatoes will work just fine.

Anyway, toss the ... more
Still with you...and getting hungry
08/11/2011
Contributor: Vanessa Weiss Vanessa Weiss
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Originally posted by True Pleasures
Alright. Thanks. Just wondered if there was much of a difference between the two. I've never had swai before.
Wonder whether it'd be good with salmon... I'm from the NW originally so in my mind every fish is a salmon
08/11/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Next we need to cook the yams. Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same things, they aren’t even that closely related botanically speaking. However, if you are unable to find white yams, sweet potatoes will work just fine.

Anyway, toss the ... more
So far.
08/11/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Spaghetti sauce and guacamole for me.
You make the oddest guacamole I've ever heard of (Worcestershire too, yes?). Not putting you down, because I'm sure it's tremendous, just that it's the strangest combination of ingredients I've heard of for that dish.
08/11/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
I love your cooktop....... I iz jealous
08/11/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
You make the oddest guacamole I've ever heard of (Worcestershire too, yes?). Not putting you down, because I'm sure it's tremendous, just that it's the strangest combination of ingredients I've heard of for that dish.
Slap Yo Mama is great in guacamole too.
08/11/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Vanessa Weiss
Wonder whether it'd be good with salmon... I'm from the NW originally so in my mind every fish is a salmon
Salmon could work, but the taste of the fish gets pretty overwhelmed by the other flavors in the dish. As such, salmon could be an expensive fish to cover up.
08/11/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Wondermom
I love your cooktop....... I iz jealous
Inorite? My kitchen is straight from the 80's
08/11/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
You make the oddest guacamole I've ever heard of (Worcestershire too, yes?). Not putting you down, because I'm sure it's tremendous, just that it's the strangest combination of ingredients I've heard of for that dish.
Yup, Worcestershire too lol. Avocados, onions, garlic, lime juice, and steak seasoning too. The Worcestershire gives it an interesting flavor that's really neat.
08/11/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Wondermom
I love your cooktop....... I iz jealous
Thanks, but it is a pain in the ass to clean. I wish I had a gas cooktop, but that's not possible here (well, it's possible, but not economically feasible)..
08/11/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
Inorite? My kitchen is straight from the 80's
crappy cheap gas stove
08/11/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Trivia! The largest fish in the world is the whale shark, checking in at 41.5 ft. (12.65 meters) and 79,000 lb. (36 tonnes).
08/11/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Salmon could work, but the taste of the fish gets pretty overwhelmed by the other flavors in the dish. As such, salmon could be an expensive fish to cover up.
Ooh we have a lake full of catfish and crappie so either one of them would work and they don't cost me anything but a couple of minnows
08/11/2011
Contributor: Vanessa Weiss Vanessa Weiss
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Salmon could work, but the taste of the fish gets pretty overwhelmed by the other flavors in the dish. As such, salmon could be an expensive fish to cover up.
Not too expensive up in the northwest I miss the widespread availability of good fresh salmon down here in California.

I bet this would be brilliant with tilapia too.
08/11/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Wondermom
crappy cheap gas stove
No it's electric but probably the first test model. It will be renovated as soon as the kids start moving out lol.
08/11/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
Ooh we have a lake full of catfish and crappie so either one of them would work and they don't cost me anything but a couple of minnows
Yup. Either would work fine. I'd steer away from bullheads and use channels cats, though. They don't add a "muddy" flavor that the bullheads do.
08/11/2011
Contributor: True Pleasures True Pleasures
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Originally posted by Wondermom
crappy cheap gas stove
Yeah... I've got one of those, too. What I hate the most about it is there's no window to peer into the oven. If I want to check on something, I have to open the door and let all the heat out.
08/11/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Yup. Either would work fine. I'd steer away from bullheads and use channels cats, though. They don't add a "muddy" flavor that the bullheads do.
Cool, thats what we have here channels and blues.
08/11/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Vanessa Weiss
Not too expensive up in the northwest I miss the widespread availability of good fresh salmon down here in California.

I bet this would be brilliant with tilapia too.
I live in the Northwest, so I know how cheap salmon can be, but it's horribly expensive most places. Tilapia is a great choice too.
08/11/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
No it's electric but probably the first test model. It will be renovated as soon as the kids start moving out lol.
Im in a rental, so we get the crappiest appliances around. Our gas doesn't regulate properly so one day it burns the next day it takes forever.
08/11/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Next we need to cook the fish, really, any way you want to cook the fish is fine. I choose to cook it in the same pan as the other ingredients to cut down on the amount of dishes, but if you want to grill, smoke, or bake the fish, be my guest. For this dish, I chose basa, a southeast Asian catfish with a mild, sweet taste. It is one of the cheapest fish out there, which also helps.

However you decide to cook the fish, cook it until it turns white all over and then shred it apart coarsely with whatever you have been using to stir the vegetables.




If you are a vegetarian or vegan, you can tweak this recipe my adding a variety of other vegetables. I’d suggest items such as yuca, plantains (ripe and unripe), sweet potatoes, peppers, and potatoes. The taste won’t quite be the same, but it will still be really good.

Any questions?
08/11/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Wondermom
Im in a rental, so we get the crappiest appliances around. Our gas doesn't regulate properly so one day it burns the next day it takes forever.
Ugh
08/11/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Next we need to cook the fish, really, any way you want to cook the fish is fine. I choose to cook it in the same pan as the other ingredients to cut down on the amount of dishes, but if you want to grill, smoke, or bake the fish, be my guest. For ... more
<---is so hungry, my stomach is gnawing a hole through my backbone!
08/11/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Note that last paragraph for those of you who want to go the vegetarian route.
08/11/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Next we need to cook the fish, really, any way you want to cook the fish is fine. I choose to cook it in the same pan as the other ingredients to cut down on the amount of dishes, but if you want to grill, smoke, or bake the fish, be my guest. For ... more
Not yet
08/11/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
I always have trouble figuring out how to cook fish maybe Ill learn something.
08/11/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
<---is so hungry, my stomach is gnawing a hole through my backbone!
Yeah, I'm pretty hungry too. I've not eaten since breakfast.
08/11/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Yeah, I'm pretty hungry too. I've not eaten since breakfast.
I just had some Potbelly's. I wanna take a nap sooo bad.
08/11/2011
Contributor: True Pleasures True Pleasures
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
Ugh
"Ugh" is right. Same for me. When we moved in the place smelled of gas and the landlord wouldn't get it fixed. Called a guy, thought we had it fixed, then the inside would flare up sometimes when we open the door, so we had to call another guy. Honestly, I'm still leery about the thing.
08/11/2011
Contributor: Vanessa Weiss Vanessa Weiss
Mmm, the veggie options sound interesting and delicious.
08/11/2011