Sunday, 28 August 2022

FISH TACOS

 That 'Food, Glorious Food' post by The Curmudgeon reminded me that I haven't written a post for a while. Mea Culpa or, as Richard might say - "il vecchio gatto annusa il sedere del cane" - or something like that.

I've obviously cooked some delicious meals over the last two months using tried and true recipes but one variation stands out.

The Old Girl likes it when I prepare tacos for dinner. These are crispy tacos heated in the oven and then filled with layers of a hot bean mix (red kidney beans fried with garlic and chillies), tomatoes, cheese, lettuce and spring onion. It is a delicious meal and leaves you feeling good afterwards.

A couple of weeks ago - a Friday, Robert - I varied this by substituting the bean mix with a fish one. I cubed some snapper into very small pieces and covered in seasoned flour. This I pan-fried quickly with diced capsicum, chilli, garlic, ginger and some Jalapenos. I proceeded to put the tacos together the same way as the bean ones but left out the cheese. The result? Fabulous. This is going on the list.




CHILLI

 I decided to make chilli today - for dinner tonight and with several portions to freeze for later. The red chillies fresh off the vine are ...