There is something to be said for The Naked Chef. He has deconstructed recipes and made them so simple to follow that Alekhya routinely rustles up something from his books. While I'm a particular fan of 'Jamie's Dinners', the Naked Chef has lots to relish, as we did this weekend.
I finally gave in to Lola's good advice and decided to try a packet of the frozen Bhasa fish fillets that we find on Dorabjee's. After having thawed them, Maa ( who was over and seems to be happy to make us dinner regularly) and I decided we'd pan fry them in olive oil and butter. They came out perfectly, just as Jamie said they would: golden brown and smelling divine. The Lemon Butter was infused with parsley and herbs and lemon and capers. Generously poured over the fish and accompanied with spring onion mash potatoes, we feasted and dreamed of sunny days by the sea side, transported to Goa which seemed a good choice on a hopelessly wet Saturday night.
Try it. Its simple. And effective. The fish was perfect, firm and fresh. The lemon butter was fragrant and delicious. We had to swirl it around in the pan after frying the fish, and mopped up the fish juices> We swirled till it turned caramel and added the herbs last ( so they wouldnt burn).
Try it. The rains will seem very far away.
