Tag: Fish

Recipes I have used in the some restaurants & at home.

Fish Tacos with Smoked Corn Salsa

Corn Salsa:
4 Ears smoked corn on the cob
2 Jalapenos minced
2 Cloves minced garlic
1 large green bell pepper seeded and diced
1 Chipotle pepper minced
1 Red onion, diced
1 Roma tomato seeded and diced.
1/4 C Fresh lime juice
1 T Cumino
Mix all ingredients and store in plastic container over night.

6 Talapia, Catfish (or 3 oz. portions of cod filets)
1 C whole milk
1/2 C canola oil
1 T Cayenne
Corn meal for dredge
12 Corn tortillas
Salt and pepper to taste

Soak fish in milk for 2o minutes, drain. Season fillets with cayenne. Dredge in corn meal. Saute fish in small batches keeping cooked fish warm (I use a paper towel covered plate and put them in the microwave). Warm tortillas in remaining canola, and drain. It should take less than a second to warm each tortilla.

Serve two tortillas stacked with each fillet, top with salsa.

Leftovers

Whale of a recipe?

For Christmas I got a new/old book I have been wanting. A year ago, I went to the library in search of an older edition of “The Joy of Cooking”. It could not be had said the nice librarian. She stated that they don’t have books that old. I pointed out that they had several editions of the Bible. I got the stink eye. For some reason, she and I are not Besties.
Moving forward, I got a 1962 edition of the book. I just LOVE it. It has great information in it (hence the reason I wanted an older edition).
By chance I was looking through the many fish recipes. It actually has a great hint on whale. Seems that the meat should be soaked over night in a baking soda and water solution. That is FANTASTIC information. Just in case.
Two things about that struck me. Why is whale listed under fish? Second is DAMN! I gotta read this book cover to cover and kick some freaking ass on a mystery basket. Yep.
Morals of the post? Nobody is ever too smart to use some old cook books as a resource for inspiration and information. An some Librarians are daft.