Friday, October 17, 2014

Spicy Fish

by Sheila Connolly

Redfish was back this week in my market (okay, flash-frozen then thawed). I loved working with it for my recent Blackened Redfish recipe, because it stands up well to cooking and has a pleasant flavor. The filets are small, but that means they cook fast, so it’s a quick and easy dinner dish.

A pound of filets

 Spicy Fish


4 Tblsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed or minced

Spices
1 cup flour
1 tsp ground cumin
1 Tblsp dry mustard
1 Tblsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground white pepper
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp curry powder

2 Tblsp cooking oil

1 lb fish filets (skinned)
Salt and pepper to taste

2 Tblsp lemon juice


In a small saucepan, heat the olive oil and garlic over medium heat until the garlic just begins to brown (about 3 minutes—do not burn!). Place in a small bowl and set aside to cool for an hour.



In a large bowl, combine the flour and spices.

In a cast-iron skillet, heat the cooking oil over medium-high.



Dredge the fish filets in the flour-spice mixture and shake off the excess. Season with salt and black pepper. Place the filets in the pan and cook until they begin to brown lightly (1-2 minutes). Turn the filets in the pan, then immediately remove the pan from the heat and let the filets rest in the pan for about a minute.



Remember that garlic-flavored oil? Whisk it with the lemon juice to make a kind of vinaigrette, the spoon it over the fish when you serve—it really brightens up the flavor.



I decided to serve orzo on the side, but that would have made a rather blah plate of food. So I took some cauliflower and broccoli and a red pepper that I had on hand and cut them fine, then steamed them in the microwave while I cooked the orzo (which takes longer than you’d think), then blended them at the last minute. Love the colors!


Told you it was easy!


It's been a busy month, with not one but two new books!

Picked to Die is the latest in the Orchard Mystery series. You can find it at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

Seeing the Dead is the sequel to last year's Relatively Dead, and it looks like it's now part of a series (ebook only). Look for it at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

3 comments:

  1. Lovely post, Sheila. I love the idea of the garlic flavored vinaigrette for the fish too! Keep those ideas coming and congrats on the new books.

    XO

    MJ

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  2. Sheila, I'm going to make the fish this very week. It sounds so good.

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  3. I always liked blackened fish. I have to try this. One of my friends gave me smoked salts as a gift. This sounds like the perfect way to use some of them.

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