I do love being out, shopping and going out for coffee. But I am a little skeptical the last few days, more because I have a compromised immune system due to my autoimmune conditions. My hubby loves shopping too so he’s been doing the grocery shopping. Buying a lot of wrong things, but he’s still helping me out so I can’t complain….Lol! Before the Covid19 I was always cautious about where I bought takeout from, I am a little OCD. But now I think I’m going to stay away from food, not cooked by me, altogether. My son has being completing his internship at some of the best hotels. Let me tell you after hearing some of the stuff that happens in those kitchens you may want to rethink your frequent visits to restaurants. I will probably have to write a whole blog post on that soon…haha!
This weekend we felt like fish and chips. It was a good idea to make some of my own Lightly Dusted Pan Fried Fish, minus the chips. Thought chips wasn’t a good idea if we wanted to keep it low carb. We decided to eat our fish with some cauliflower mash and a Greek salad with some lemon butter. I will post my recipe for the cauliflower mash and lemon butter soon. Seafood is not the easiest to cook. You have to cook it for just the right amount of time. Or you will end up having rubbery seafood. I literally cooked my fish for a minute on each side. I used Hake Fillets, it wasn’t too thick so it cooked quite quickly. Another thing to remember when cooking fish is that it has to be free of any excess moisture. That’s if you want it a little crisp. I usually take a few paper towels and pat them dry, this allows the fish to crisp up better. To cook the fish I prefer a heavy duty non stick pan. The oil must be heated before you start frying the fish or it will stick to the pan. As the fish cooks it will naturally releases itself from the pan, that’s when you turn it over. You also want just a light dusting of the flour, too much flour coating had it will fall off the fish. This fish is better eaten hot to enjoy a little crispness.
My family thoroughly enjoyed their dinner and said it was definitely better than takeout. That’s a relief!
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