Today, I decided to cook dinner for my family. It was a pretty basic dish, I used the fish I caught a few days ago at the pier, which was a bonito, filleted it, and seasoned it. I made the fish with brown rice and asparagus.
Here is the process of cooking the fish:
Step 1: Season the fish
When it comes to this step, it's where many get confused about how much seasoning to put on the fish. It is very easy. First, you're going to want to pat dry the fish so theres no blood or fishy water on the meat, then you coat each fillet with a good amount of seasoning. Don't over do it, put just enough to cover the surface, and by the time you are done using all of the seasonings, the fish will be coated with the right amount of seasoning. Don't season the skin side, just the meat side because when you blacken fish, you want to have one side with all of the seasonings, and don't worry, the skin will be flavored too... ;)
Step 2: Heat butter in pan then put fillets on skin side down and flip only once.
Once your butter has melted all the way and is runny, put in your fish skin side down. Let it cook 3-4 minutes until the whiteness of the cooked meat cooks halfway through the fillet. After the skin side has been cooked through halfway, flip the meat side down only once. It is crucial you only flip the fish once, because you don't want to mess up the fish and you want to get the seasoned side of the fish nice and blackened. You want to let it cook meat side down until the seasoned side turns black on the surface. Then, take it out.
