Marinades for Cooking Fish

Video Transcript

" Hello this is Chef Sean Roe on behalf of expertvillage.com and our first step in fish preparation is making a nice marinade. As in all marinades it is always compromise of one part of acid which could be wine, vinegar, citrus juice, and two parts oil which I'm going to be using olive oil and a flavoring. So I'm going to make a simple marinade of course this is completely up to your own preference. With fish I always like to use white wine. So we are going to put a little white wine. I'm using a Sauvignon Blanc which is a nice dry white wine. A little lemon juice for a little more acid. We are going to be using some virgin olive oil for our oil. Again the purpose of our marinade is for the acid to help tenderize the product and for the oil to maintain the fat content and moisture. I'm going to put a little bit of chili powder in here give it a little bit of a kick. Some thyme which really works well with fish. Some paprika and of course always some salt and pepper. We are going to take that and whisk it around. Make a temperately motion. We are going to place one piece of our orange ruffy into a baking dish and we are going to pour our marinade over it. Now with fish there is not a lot of connective tissue or to break down so it really marinade. It doesn't add to much of the tenderness to it but it does add a lot of flavor and moisture to it. You really have to marinade fish for about 20-30 minutes."