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Thai Ginger Sea Bass with Dried Mushrooms

Thai Ginger Sea Bass with Dried Mushrooms

Again the Sea Bass was given to us by a very generous friend (Who doesn’t wish to be named) and would certainly be out of our budget normally. Especially as it came from Booths originally, who make Waitrose look cheep!  But apart from the Spring Onions and Coriander we had everything else in – So this is what Sue created……

Ingredients:-

15g of Chinese Dried Mushrooms
40g Cornflour
1 Tbsp of Thai Fish Sauce
2 Tbsp of Soy Sauce
3 Tbsp of Brown Sugar
2 Tbsp of Lime Juice
2 Tbst of drained Capers
2 Garlic Cloves, thinly sliced
1 Red Chilli, finely chopped
6 Spring Onions, finely chopped
Coriander leaves to garnish
5 Cm piece of fresh Ginger, cut into matchsticks
4 Seas Bass Fillets
Oil to fry
Rice as a side, with a couple of Egg yokes
Salt & Pepper to season the raw fish

Method:-

(1) Soak the Mushrooms in hot water for 20 minutes.
(2) Drain and slice thinly. Reserve the water.
(3) Add 3 tbsp of the Mushroom water to 1 tbsp of Cornflour and mix well.
(4) Pour the remaining Mushroom water into a pan and add the Fish Sauce, Soy Sauce, Sugar, Lime Juice, Capers.
(5) Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer.
(6) Add the Cornflour mixture and stir in.
(7) Simmer and stir for a minute until the sauce is smooth.
(8) Add the Oil to a large frying pan and heat to 190c.
(9) Season the Sea Bass on both sides and then coat in the remaining Cornflour.
(10) Plain the Sea Bass skin side down in the frying pan and fry for one minute.
(11) Turn over and fry for another minute.
(12) Place in a warm oven.
(13) Heat oil in a fresh frying pan and fry the Garlic, Chilli and Ginger over a low heat for a minute.
(14) Add the sliced Mushrooms and half of the chopped Spring Onions.
(15) Place the Sea Bass on a warmed plate, spoon over the sauce, add the fried mushroom mix over the Fish and garnish with the remaining Spring Onions and a little  Coriander.

We served ours with Egg Fried formed from an upturned ramekin, because if you’re going to do pretentious, you might as well do it right! This meal actually cost us next to nothing, took longer to type than cook and was one of the best meals we’ve had recently…...

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Kerala Chicken Curry recipe, eat well on universal credit

We had a couple of yellow sticker Chicken Breasts in the freezer. They're not in the freezer any more!

Ingredients for the marinade:-

2 Chicken Breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
½ Tsp of Turmeric
½ Tsp of Cayenne Pepper
½ Tsp of Salt

Ingredients for the Curry:-

1 Onion, diced
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Thumb of Ginger, grated
1 Tsp of Chilli Powder
1 Tsp of Coriander Powder
1 Tsp of Funnel Powder
1 Tsp of Garam Masala
A handful of Curry Leaves
A punnet of Cherry Tomatoes, chopped
a Handful of Coriander, chopped
400ml of Water
1 Tbsp of Tomato Puree
Oil to fry
Salt & Pepper to taste

Method:-

(1) Combine the Turmeric, Cayenne, Salt and Chicken.
(2) Allow to marinade for half an hour.
(3) In a large pan add a little oil over a medium heat.
(4) Add the marinaded Chicken and cool gently until no-longer pink.
(5) Set aside.
(6) Add the Onions to the pan and cook until softened.
(7) Add the Ginger & Garlic and stir over a medium heat for a minute.
(8) Add the remaining Spices and the Curry Leaves.
(9) Add the Tomato Puree and stir well.
(10) Add the Tomatoes and Water.
(11) Return the Chicken, reducing the heat to low and simmer for an hour.
(12) 10 minutes before serving stir in the Coriander.

We severed ours with Sage Aloo, Indian style Sides & Salads and Popadums. This was a really well balanced Curry without the aggression of some Anglicised Curries. 

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