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October 24, 2017

Spiced Lentils, Potatoes and Fish

Spiced Lentils Potatoes and Fish

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This is such an easy dish and you can omit the fish & chorizo if you would like a completely vegetarian meal. Gently spiced, crispy fish, the goodness of lentils, tomatoes and the spices – a meal the whole family will like. This is spiced with Punchpooran which is a mix of fennel, fenugreek, coriander cumin and nigella. If you can not find this, make up your own using 1 tsp of each.

Serves 4

2 tbsp punchpooran spice mix

1 tsp each of sweet and smoky paprika

2 tbsp oil divided

1 medium onion sliced

50g chorizo sliced

1 tbsp tomato puree

250gr lentils of choice, soaked and drained

1 vegetable sock cube make up in 200ml hot water

½ tin chopped tomatoes

12 baby potatoes, cleaned chopped into 2cm slices parboiled

4 portions of fish of choice, pin-boned

2 tbsp fresh chopped coriander

Method

In a dry pan toast the punchpooran until it starts to release aromas

Tip into spice grinder ( or do by hand) and blend

Stir in the paprika

Heat the oil in a large deep pan or cooking pot and add the onion and chorizo and cook over a low heat until soft.

Tip in the spice mix and stir well and cook for a minute.

Add the tomato puree stir well to combine followed by the tinned tomatoes and lentils.

Cook for about 20 minutes until the lentils are nearly done, then add the potatoes, stir well to cover and complete the cooking about 5-8 minutes. Just as done, stir in 2 tbsp chopped coriander,

Meanwhile heat the oil and on a hot pan cook the fish until done.

Keep warm while you serve the lentils topped with a piece of fish.

July 3, 2017

Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa

Any firm fish will work beautifully in this. Leave the fish marinade for up to an hour to let the flavors develop. If you don’t have tequila just leave it out, but it is worth it for the lovely smoky sweet flavor it imparts…. IMG_5508[13134]

Serves 4

4 fillets of fish of choice (Hake, Tuna, Swordfish, Cod, Salmon)

Juice of 1/2 lime

3 tbsp chopped coriander

30ml tequila

1 tbsp honey

1 tsp ground cumin

8 small corn taco shells

Mix all the marinade ingredients together, add the fish and leave to marinade in the fridge for 30 mins up to an hour. Remove from the marinade and cook under a hot grill until done, approx 8-10 minutes depending on thickness. Cut each fillet into 4 pieces. Heat your corntacos, fill with salad leaves, some sliced avocado, the fish, some of the yogurt topping and a squeeze of lime juice and enjoy.

Yoghurt Topping, mix 3 tbsp natural yogurt with zest and juice of half a lime

Mango Salsa; Chop 1 mango and mix with 1/2 red onion which has been finely chopped, and 2 tomatoes which have been de-seeded and chopped. Add a slug of coconut aminos over the mixture.

May 24, 2017

Salmon Poke Bowl with Miso Ginger Dressing

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While a Poke bowl is usually made with Sashimi grade fish, I’m not into raw style fish at all, I just can’t take the texture. This is a lovely take on it though with a rainbow of colors in the salad and the salmon just cooked enough to leave it lovely and tender and moist. This dressing makes loads and will keep in the fridge for a week or so. Its delicious on any salads or crunchy veg as well as making the perfect marinade for the salmon…. Good fats, loads of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants…. Health on a plate.

Serves 2
2-4 Salmon Darnes
1/3 of the dressing
1 tbsp sesame seeds

Marinade the salmon in the portion of dressing for a couple of hours if possible, in the fridge.

Marinade ingredients
3 tbsp miso paste
1 clove of garlic peeled chopped and mashed
3 tbsp of mirin
Grated zest of 1/2 lemon
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp soy
1 tbsp ginger chopped and mashed
100ml oil
30ml rice or white wine vinegar
1tsp sugar
salt & pepper to taste

Salad
1 mango peeled and thinly sliced
1 butterhead lettuce cleaned and sliced
3 baby cucumbers washed and sliced
1 carrot peeled and grated
3 radishes cleaned and sliced
2 spring onions, cleaned and sliced on the diagonal
100gr rice noodles cooked and cooled
2 tbsp fresh chopped coriander
handful of chopped peanuts and fried onions

Preheat a grill to 200 and place the salmon under it to cook for about 8 minutes depending on thickness.
After about 5 minutes, sprinkle over the sesame seeds and continue cooking until done.
Place all the salad ingredients ins serving bowl and drizzle over a good few glugs of the marinade and gently mix to incorporate.
Serve the salad with the salmon darnes.

September 7, 2013

Fish Pie for Autumn Days …..

I have a few loves about Autumn which make it my favourite season – the first is Jumpers , I’ve always loved big jumpers, warm and easy to wear, wrap with a scarf and usually there is no need for a coat, second are long walks looking for blackberries, followed by hot ports by the fire. And so Autumn has arrived, a drop in temperatures, a chill in the air and the mornings are dark now when I’m getting up.. that’ll change in a few weeks but for now It’s becoming a little harder to jump out at 6am.

One pot dinners conjure up Autumn food and this fish pie recipe is perfect to feed the family. I made it with Hake but you can use any fish you like, add prawns for indulgence but without is still a lovely filling meal. Full of the goodness of fish, use sweet potatoes or celeriac as a topping if you want to go even healthier.

Serves 4
700g fish, e.g. haddock, hake, monkfish, trout, skinned and boned
625ml milk
½ onion
1 bay leaf
6 pepper corns
2 juniper berries
100g butter
50g plain flour
1 tsp turmeric
Salt and freshly-ground black pepper
3 medium leeks, cleaned and sliced
200gr frozen peas

Topping
900g freshly mashed potatoes with lots of butter, salt and pepper

Oven at 200C
Place the milk, onion, bay leaf, juniper berry (optional of course) and pepper corns in a large saucepan and bring to a boil.
Reduce to simmer, add the fish and cook gently for about 3 minutes.
Remove the fish from the pan, allow to cool a little and flake into bite-sized pieces.

Meanwhile heat the oil in a pan on a medium heat, add the chopped leeks, season well and cook until soft and translucent about 10 minutes, stirring from time to time
For the sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan, then stir in the flour and turmeric.
Cook for 3 minutes, stirring all the time until golden brown and the flour is cooked out. Gradually stir in the fish cooking liquid , continue stirring until the mixture thickens and is smooth, season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat and allow to simmer gently for a few minutes.
Now add the fish to the sauce to and taste for seasoning.
Spoon a layer of leeks into a baking dish, spoon over the fish with sauce, sprinkle over the frozen peas and spread with the potatoes (Pipe over if you are in the mood for the extra work).
Tip into the oven for about 30 minutes until golden brown and heated through.

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June 20, 2013

Coconut Prawns

Don’t bother making this dish until you find the biggest prawns you can – big tiger prawns are the best but breathtakingly expensive so maybe save those for a special occasion. A big dish with these dipping sauces will disappear in no time and its really popular with kids. The prawns give a good bang of protein and are a good source of minerals – the vitamins you will get from the fresh dipping sauce. The family were standing by with bated breath as I made these so make sure you don’t miss out while you are cooking them – they need to be eaten hot so cook and serve!

Coconut Prawns

1 pound large prawns , peeled and deveined
1 teaspoon salt , plus additional
2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
2 tablespoons coconut flour
2 large eggs , lightly whisked
rapeseed oil , for frying

To prepare prawns
– Rinse and pat dry; sprinkle with salt.
– Put flour and coconut flakes onto 2 plates.
– Dip each prawn into beaten egg .
– Roll in the flour followed by the coconut to coat thoroughly.
– In a 9-inch frying pan over high heat, add about 1 inch oil.
– When oil is sizzling, add 3 or 4 prawns at a time.
– Cook until coconut is golden brown on each side.
– Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a plate lined with a kitchen roll.
– Sprinkle with additional salt while still hot.
– Serve with the dipping sauces below and a glass of cold beer – delicious!

Dipping Sauces – Green Apple Salsa & Sweet Chilli Sauce

Green Apple Salsa
1 chile, preferably green, seeded
25 gr coriander
25gr mint
1 green apple cored
Juice of a line
1/4teaspoon each of salt and sugar
Throw everything into the blender, add a few cubes of ice and blend

Sweet Chilli Sauce (Don’t feel you have to make this, There are loads of good varieties on our supermarket shelves)
500g long fresh red chillies deseeded
4 garlic cloves, peeled and choped
750ml white vinegar
645g caster sugar

Add chillies and garlic into the food processor with 250ml of the vinegar and blend
Tip into a pot with the rest o the vinegar and sugar.
Stir over a medium heat until the sugar dissolves, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce thickens – about 30 minutes.

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