Making a fish dinner for my mother in-law's birthday...
It's her birthday, and as the daughter in-law, I want to impress her, and make her something special.
We've decided on white fish (my father in-law is buying), probably Flat Head or Baramundi. We haven't decided on how to cook the fish, but we'll probably stick with our favourite chilli and fresh herb fish rub we normally do, and she loves. Planning on serving this up with a fresh salad, and normally we do potatoes. But I want to do something really nice that will go well with the fish. I was thinking a tomato and mustard torte, but I'm not really excited about making pastry, and I can't find frozen pie crusts. This is Australia, so I'm a bit lost in the grocery stores here.
Everything gets cooked in the barbecue. Any suggestions for the side, and even for the fish if it makes things work better are welcome.
Posted Mar 23, 2010, 3:40 AM UTC
Fried zucchini for the side dish. It's not too heavy but it's got some wonderful flavor to it. The batter is just flour, salt, and pepper. Maybe a little bit of Italian seasoning if you like. Cut the zucchini into 5mm slices, and dip them in the egg. Dip them in the batter, and fry in 5mm of the oil of your choice (though I recommend corn/vegetable oil). Makes for a delicious side dish.
I am a fried zucchini master. Use a mandoline and shake them in a bag with a good seasoning and fry them in small batches quickly. If they aren't brown enough fry them again.
I like to take a very fine corn meal or corn flour and coat them with that. Then go to the egg mixture then to breadcrumbs or more cornmeal. Fry and serve with marinara! LOVE IT!