Oily Fish

Fish and Shellfish

13 Jun

Oily Fish includes: Brisling, Herring, Makerel, Pilchard, Salmon, Sardine, Shad, Smelt(s), Sprat, Trout (River) Tuna, Whitebait and Whale.

Preparation

Only freeze very fresh fish.

Clean the fish carefully. It is best to leave very small fish whole; simply wash these and pat dry. If you wish then for larger fish open out or leave whole. With or without head and tail.

Herring, Mackerel, Trout: remove the head, tail, backbone and as many small bones as possible.

Mackerel: should ideally be frozen within 1 hour of catching.

Salmon: leave whole, gutted or un-gutted or cut into slices.

Packaging

Very small fish: pack in usable quantities in labelled and dated freezer bags.

Larger fish: pack together in labelled and dated freezer bags. You may wish to place clingfilm between them.

Whole Salmon: you may wish to ice glaze whole salmon.

Thawing

Very small fish: thaw in refrigerator for 1 hour or until they separate then cook as if they were fresh fish.

Larger fish: grill, broil or fry larger fish and salmon slices.

Whole Salmon: thaw for 6 hours in the refrigerator.

Storage Time

3 months.

Home Freezing

Emma Alexander-Cook

My name's Emma. I've been living gluten-free for over 25 years, and I've been dairy-free for over five years.

Health and Auto-immune Diseases

I have auto-immune diseases and expected to be on medicine for the rest of my life, but I didn't want to live like that. My rheumatology Doctor was so supportive of the change I wanted to make, and with their help, I now manage my auto-immune diseases by being strict with my diet.

It can be quite frightening when you first find out you have to change the way you eat but for some of us' Food is our medicine.'

I have several websites, write blogs, and I'm currently in the process of writing a book.

I trained to be Holistic Health Coach, Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher and Certified Gluten Free Practitioner in order to heal myself, my family and others who find themselves on the same journey as myself.

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Coaching and Consultancy

Previously an IT Manager my skill set has come in very handy as I am both a Health Coach and also offer consultancy for small business starts up and fellow Health Coaches. This has included building websites and online profiles.

Our Family

Family is everything to me! We have a family of four boys where the age difference between the youngest and the eldest is 18 years. Two of our sons are also Gluten Free and Dairy Free. Emma is a Health Coach who specialises in helping individuals and families achieve their health and wellness goals. Ian runs his own business which began developing a Race Timer for diecast model cars.

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