Plaice is available fresh or frozen and can be bought whole or as fillets. Plaice cooks very quickly - fillets should only need a total cooking time of 4-5 minutes, whether grilled, fried or poached.

To make the plaice meatballs, bring water to a boil in a saucepan, then add the plaice fillets (1) and boil them for 1 minute. Use a slotted spoon to drain them (2), place them on a cutting board, and ...

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A healthy and delicious meal of steamed fish and vegetables. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need a two-tier bamboo steamer. Roll up each of the 12 plaice fillets and set aside.

Plaice is a very common fish in Ireland and traditionally sold as fillets in fishmongers or supermarkets when I was a boy. Though not as meaty as turbot, it is great to cook on the bone and offers a ...

Contains iodine, but in smaller quantities than other white fish. Because it is low in fat stores and is caught offshore, plaice is relatively free from pollutants. Cons: Battering and frying more ...

The otolith microstructure of juvenile plaice from two beaches in Galway Bay on the Irish west coast, Ballyloughaun and Silverstrand, was examined. Sampling was carried out monthly in the spring of ...