A quick question..

[Nick93]

I have always wanted to try the method of cooking fish in the embers of a fire. However I don't know what species of plant are suitable for wrapping the fish in.. So just wanted to know what UK plants it is ok to use for this method of cooking? Thankyou
Nick

 

[Andy BB]

I've always found the evergreen bacofoil works well

 

[Robbi]

hmmm....helpful.

i can't help you here Nick but i'm sure someone will be along soon who can mate.

 

[JonathanD]

I've cooked them in dock.

 

[naefearjustbeer]

That is what I was going to suggest. I havent tried it myself but I am sure it would work just fine. I have just cooked them on a stick held over the embers before..

 

[lannyman8]

hazle leaves are ok in the summer........you could try burdock leaves too, not sure how eddible they are though........as said before dock leaves would be good to......

you could also try an earth oven and steam your fish once wrapped up in your chosen vegitation..........

regards.

chris.....................................................................................

 

[Retired Member southey]

I wonder if curly kale would work, or sea kale

 

[Loenja]

ramson leaves work well and give a nice flavour.
that what we used to wrap our pheasant in for an earth oven.

 

[Retired Member southey]

ranson leaves work well and give a nice flavour.
that what we used to wrap our pheasant in for an earth oven.

Ooo now thats made my gills fiz, Did you weave them or rap them round as is chap?

 

[Frogo]

Burdock leaves are the best for this time of year they are a nice size and you can wrap the fish well. As an alternative you could use cabbage leaves, a marrow steams the fish very well and you can add all sorts of tasty stuff also you could use newspaper or even clay.

 

[Bushwhacker]

Corn or maize husks.

 

[DaveBromley]

What about sphagnum moss> a lyer of that on the embers them a fish then another layer works pretty well and steams the fish to perfection!!

Dave

 

[stovie]

....a marrow steams the fish very well and you can add all sorts of tasty stuff ....

Cheers Frogo, I've been rackin' my brain to come up with something different for the scouts to do...got a camp coming up in the next month or so, and trout in marrow sounds perfect for a pit oven...

 

[armie]

Sorrel leaves work well. Wrap the fish in two layers; the inner layer protects the fish while the outer layer burns away.

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[Nick93]

Thanks for all the info, just have to get my fishing bits together now

 

[dwardo]

ramson leaves work well and give a nice flavour.
that what we used to wrap our pheasant in for an earth oven.

Spring lamb is my favourite in ramson leaves, ground oven. Take out the middle of a french stick and fill with the meat and make sauce from a bit of mint. Shame ramsons dont last all year, otherwise i have used burdock leaves.