When the boat comes in

Lots of food this weekend and all so delicious, I thought I would share.  Firstly, M cooked me an amazing meal last night, which included a home made miso soup, the two fish dishes above, along with roasted taro, a sort of sticky, hairy potato, which was absolutely delicious.  Both fish dishes have a last minute heated oil bit which is a cinch but makes it look really impressive.

SASHIMI OF SEA BREAM - for 4

This was amazing and really easy to do, although I could not believe the mess that M made in creating it.

A bunch of washed rocket

400g bream fillets (or seabass, brill, turbot or sole) remove skin and bones

110g grapeseed or groundnut oil

1 tablespoon of sesame oil

2 tablespoons of rice vinegar

Salt and pepper

1 teaspoon of wasabi powder

1 tablespoon of soy sauce

Put the rocket at the bottom of a plate then slice the fish thinly and put that on top of the salad. Put both the oils into a saucepan and heat until it starts to smoke.  Meanwhile mix vinegar, salt, pepper, wasabi and soy sauce.  Pour the hot oil over the slices of fish then do the same with the vinegar mixture.  Toss and eat.

MIZUNA AND KING PRAWN SALAD - for 4

Mizuna looks a bit like rocket but you could probably use any kind of salady type leaf.

200g mizuna, washed and chopped roughly

1-2 sticks of celery - peel of the strings and then chop into match sticks if you want to really show off

25g ginger root - matchsticks again

200g cooked and peeled tiger prawns - or you could try smaller prawns which I personally prefer

(Salad dressing)

4 tablespoons rice vinegar

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

Juice of 1 lime

4 tablespoons sesame oil

Put salad, celery and ginger into a bowl and the prawns on top.  Mix the dressing bar the sesame oil and pour on top.  Put the sesame oil into a ladle and heat gently and then chuck this over the top just before you serve.