Broiled Filet Of Shad Recipes

BROILED FILET OF SHAD

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Place the shad, skin side down on a rack in a baking pan and season with salt and pepper. Broil the shad, about 6 inches away from the heat source until the top is lightly browned and fish is cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes, depending upon how thick it is. (You do not turn it) When done, set on a bed of tomato garnish and serve with buttered spinach or other greens.

SHAD FILLETS BRAISED WITH WILD MUSHROOMS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place the fish, skin side down, in a glass or ceramic baking dish. Cover with the wine, lemon juice, garlic, onion, bay leaf and peppercorns. Marinate for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Transfer the fish to a clean baking dish. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the marinade over the fish. Arrange the fresh mushrooms over the top. Add the tomatoes. Cover tightly with foil and bake until the small bones dissolve, about 3 to 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, place the dried mushrooms and water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 30 minutes. Stir in the salt, sugar and soy sauce. Add the scallion and simmer until reduced to 1 cup, about 25 minutes. Strain. Set aside.
• Remove the fish from the oven. Cut the fillets in half and divide among 4 plates, with the mushrooms over the fish. Spoon the sauce over the shad and serve immediately.

FILLETS OF SHAD STUFFED WITH SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• Put the fillets of shad on a plate and squeeze the lemon juice over the flesh. Remove the stems from the Swiss chard and carefully wash the leaves in several changes of water. Drain and chop.
• Melt the butter in a frying pan with the olive oil and soften the shallots. Add the chard and cook it until it is wilted. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Preheat broiler. Take a piece of foil twice the width of the shad fillet and put the shad skin down on one side of the foil so later you can turn the fillet over onto the other side of the foil. Place the Swiss chard in the middle of the fillet and close the overhanging flaps of flesh over it. Flip the fish over on the foil so it is now skin side up. Sprinkle with the peanut oil.
• Broil the shad until the skin is crisp (about five minutes). Using the foil as a lever, turn the fish over. Broil until done, about three to four minutes and serve with the lemon wedges.