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Chicken or fish topping suggestions

Posted on 5/6/21 at 10:48 am
Posted by sosaysmorvant
River Parishes, LA
Member since Feb 2008
1492 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 10:48 am
I do thin cut chicken breast and fish often on a flat grill. It's quick, easy, healthy, and tasty. For the times that I invite guests over or want to indulge, I'd like to put a topping over the meat.

Anybody have suggestions? In restaurants, I've had crabmeat and butter (type) toppings before. What cha got?
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
25891 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 10:54 am to
Lemon butter on fish is fantastic.
Posted by VABuckeye
NOVA
Member since Dec 2007
38283 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 10:55 am to
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Lemon butter on fish is fantastic.


This. And some salt and pepper. Pretty easy to make fish delicious.

Chicken? Butter, garlic, salt and pepper works really well. Crisp the skin.
This post was edited on 5/6/21 at 10:57 am
Posted by LSUGUMBO
Shreveport, LA
Member since Sep 2005
9742 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 10:56 am to
Crawfish, mushrooms and spinach in a butter/cream sauce- shallot, garlic, salt pepper, good splash of cream and a squeeze of lemon at the end

Fresh pico and avocado served with seared tuna

Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
49636 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 11:02 am to
You could do a chicken piccata type sauce and serve it over pasta. I love a piccata sauce.

Pesto sauce on chicken would work. You could also add some grilled tomato slices, fresh mozzarella and fresh basil slivers.

I love a buerre blanc sauce over grilled fish. I like to add some capers to it.

Hollandaise sauce.
Bernaise sauce.
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
83018 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 11:03 am to
On chicken, I like creamed spinach.. but make it more like a spinach dip where cheese is involved. Not just milk.

They serve it often in Mexican places and I love it.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8602 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 11:30 am to
Beurre blanc is a great foil for adding flavor and indulgence to fish and chicken.

It is great by itself or you can incorporate additional ingredients (like crab meat) to make it luxurious.
Posted by sosaysmorvant
River Parishes, LA
Member since Feb 2008
1492 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 11:53 am to
This is exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks!
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49660 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 1:20 pm to
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I make Chef John's Norwegian Butter Sauce for both fish and chicken. It's easy and good and I've been making it for a couple years a lot. Change herbs - dill, tarragon, cilantro work well.

He has several other sauces you can find too.
Posted by DoctorTechnical
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2009
3022 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 2:01 pm to
Look up Alabama White Sauce. It's mayo based, so I'm ready to take my punishment. It's also tasty.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
23240 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 2:09 pm to
Diced red onion, bell pepper and pineapple, grill it a little, add some butter, when it almost done to your liking a little hit it teriyaki, korean bar be que or polynesian sauce.
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
49636 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 2:13 pm to
quote:

I make Chef John's Norwegian Butter Sauce for both fish and chicken. It's easy and good and I've been making it for a couple years a lot. Change herbs - dill, tarragon, cilantro work well.



Really good sauce. Dill and parsley would be good over that salmon, though I do love tarragon on so many things.
Posted by Curado Roy
Member since Apr 2021
100 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 4:16 pm to
Try a meuniere sauce over your fish. Pan fry the fish on both sides and use the remaining oil (shouln't be over 1/2 inch on the side of the pan) and add butter, Worcestershire sauce, Crystal hot sauce, lemon, and minced garlic and let that simmer for a few minutes and glaze the fish with it.
Posted by liz18lsu
Member since Feb 2009
18042 posts
Posted on 5/7/21 at 6:17 am to
Norwegian Butter Sauce

ETA, Martini, I should have read. I just found this recipe and didn't see your post. Looks fantastic!
This post was edited on 5/7/21 at 6:19 am
Posted by Coater
Madison, MS
Member since Jun 2005
33568 posts
Posted on 5/7/21 at 6:23 am to
Mrs Coater does pecan chicken breasts

Chopped pecans, S&P in a bowl. Dip chicken breasts in melted stick of butter then dredge in the bowl. Pour remaining butter over top before baking
Posted by Dave Worth
Metairie
Member since Dec 2003
1922 posts
Posted on 5/7/21 at 10:37 am to
For fish I sometimes do something simple. I saute some shallots and red pepper in some butter with whatever salt or seasonings you like, then fold in some lump crabmeat and put it on top of fish. Very easy to do and tastes good. As a side sometimes I boil small potatoes (halved or quartered) and pour the crab mixture over that as well.
Posted by Grillades
Member since Nov 2009
630 posts
Posted on 5/7/21 at 2:16 pm to
Pineapple Salsa. We use it on fish, chicken, pork, and in tacos. It's a little sweet and spicy. Delicious.

INGREDIENTS
1 Red Bell Pepper diced finely
2 x 20oz. cans of pineapple chunks diced or half of a fresh pineapple diced
1/2 of a medium red onion diced finely
Zest the skin and juice one lime
Fist-sized bundle of cilantro leaves diced finely
1 pinch of sugar
1 pinch of salt
Optional - Serrano pepper, 1 to 3 depending on desired heat, finely diced

DIRECTIONS
1. Add all ingredients into a bowl, mix thoroughly, cover, and place into the refrigerator for at least one hour before serving.
Posted by tigers1956
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2008
5368 posts
Posted on 5/7/21 at 4:02 pm to
Crawfish etouffee
This post was edited on 5/7/21 at 4:04 pm
Posted by whiskey over ice
Member since Sep 2020
3752 posts
Posted on 5/7/21 at 7:46 pm to
Bruschetta chicken with diced tomatoes, garlic, basil, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. Can top with a little mozzarella or mix shredded in with the bruschetta topping.

Pesto or chimichurri is also good as well
Posted by nwacajun
St louis
Member since Dec 2008
1658 posts
Posted on 5/8/21 at 5:07 pm to
Pineapple ( don't use canned ) or mango salsa. Fish depends on the texture and oil content. Lemon burre blanc is hard to beat on the white flaky fish i.e. seabass, halibut etc. Dill is traditional with salmon but maybe nice to taste the fish and not other stuff. If its super fresh just try the fish. Fresh fish is hard to get and twice as hard to pay for if you don't live by the ocean.
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