Five Spicy Fish Dishes

Published on 28 October 2025 at 18:56

🌶️ Ignite Your Taste Buds: 5 Pescatarian & Spicy Dishes to Try!

 

Get ready to elevate your weeknight cooking with a set of recipes that are big on flavor and heat! This collection blends the fresh goodness of seafood with vibrant, warming spices from around the globe.

Spicy Fish Tacos

Ingredients

Instructions

 

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
  • Mix chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic powder,
  • cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper.
  • Rub the fish fillets with olive oil and coat them with
  • the spice mixture.
  • Bake the fish for 10-12 minutes or until it
  • flakes easily with a fork.
  • Warm the tortillas and assemble the tacos with fish,
  • cabbage slaw, avocado, lime juice, and hot sauce.

Indian Spicy Fish Curry (Meen Kulambu)

Ingredients

  • Fish fillets (such as Tilapia or Basa)
  • Tamarind paste
  • Mustard seeds
  • Fenugreek seeds
  • Curry leaves
  • Onion, finely chopped
  • Tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 Mixed Chillies, slit
  • Ginger-garlic paste
  • Turmeric powder 
  • Coriander powder
  • Coconut Milk
  • oil & salt

Instructions

  • Soak tamarind paste in water and extract the juice.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and curry leaves.
  • Add chopped onions, green chilies, and ginger-garlic paste; sauté until golden brown.
  • Add tomatoes and cook until soft.
  • Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, and coriander powder; sauté for a few minutes.
  • Pour in tamarind extract and bring to a boil.
  • Add fish fillets and cook for 10-12 minutes.
  • Add coconut milk, simmer for a few more minutes, and serve hot with rice.

Thai Spicy Fish Cakes (Tod Mun Pla)

Ingredients

  • White fish fillets (Tilapia or Cod)
  • Red curry paste, want hooter add some Birds Eye chillis
  • Fish sauce
  • Egg
  • Green beans, finely sliced
  • Kaffir lime leaves, finely chopped
  • Sugar
  • Oil for frying

Instructions

  • In a food processor, blend fish fillets until smooth.
  • Add red curry paste, fish sauce, egg, kaffir lime leaves, and sugar; mix well.
  • Stir in the finely sliced green beans.
  • Shape the mixture into small patties.
  • Heat oil in a pan and fry the patties until golden brown and cooked through.
  • Serve with sweet chili sauce and fresh vegetables.

Korean Spicy Fish Stew (Maeuntang)

Ingredients

  • Fish fillets Cod or Haddock
  • Korean hot pepper paste (Gochujang)
  • Ginger, minced
  • Soy sauce
  • Fish sauce
  • Radish, courgette, spring onions sliced
  • Tofu, cubed
  • Enoki mushroom
  • Salt & water
  • Want to go even hotter? add some Finger Chillies

Instructions

 

  • In a pot, mix water, gochujang, gochugaru, garlic,
  • ginger, soy sauce, and fish sauce.
  • Bring to a boil and add sliced radish and zucchini.
  • Add the fish fillets and tofu; simmer until the fish is
  • cooked through.
  • Add enoki mushrooms and green onions, cook for a
  • few more minutes.
  • Adjust seasoning with salt and serve hot with steamed rice.

Caribbean Spicy Grilled Fish

Ingredients

  • Fish fillets (whole Sea Bass)
  • Lime juice
  • Scotch Bonnet pepper, finely chopped
  • Thyme
  • Garlic, minced
  • Onion, finely chopped
  • Allspice
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

 

  • Marinate sea bass with lime juice, scotch bonnet
  • pepper, thyme, garlic, onion, allspice, olive oil, salt, and pepper for at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
  • Grill the sea bass for about 8-10 minutes per side or until
  • fully cooked.
  • Serve with rice and peas or a fresh salad.

 

These recipes offer a variety of spice levels to suit different palates. Enjoy your culinary adventure with these spicy fish dishes!