what are you eating??
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NHDiane
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Went to our new, favorite restaurant last night and had some of the best Italian food I've had since my last visit to the North End in Boston. This was only our second trip but there will be many more. Villaggio in Manchester...calamari with angel hair...hard to pick from menu, excellent food and service, it doesn't get much better.
Dennis
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Sorry no pics but I made this last night (used cod) and it was terrific.
Very simple. The leek adds and wonderful subtle flavor.
Less than 30 minutes from peeling the taters to plating.
Sea Bass in Potato Crust
For this recipe, sea bass filete are cooked in a potato crust. Use large baking potatoes, first peeling them (although they can be left unpeeled, if you prefer) and washing them, then shredding them against the largest holes of a cheese grater. At this point, the potatoes should be used immediately or kept in water to cover until ready to cook.
1. Remove and discard any bones or sinews from the fillets. When cleaned, each fillet shoud weigh about five ounces.
2. Peel the potatoes and wash them. Using the side of a cheese grater with the large holes, shred the potatoes. (You should have about 2 1/2 cups.) Drain well in a colander, then place in a bowl with the leek. Mix well.
3. At cooking time, melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet. Sprinkle half the salt on the fillets.
4. When the oil and butter are hot, place four small, evenly-spaced mounds of the shredded potatoes and leek (each about 1/3 cup) in the skillet. Press a portion of fish into each mound, and cover the fish with the remaining potatoes. Sprinkle with the remaining salt.
5. Cook the potato packages over medium to high heat, uncovered, for 6 to 7 minutes, turn the carefully with a large spatula, and cook them for an additional 6 to 7 minutes on the other side. The potatoes should be nicely crusted on both sides and the fish inside lightly cooked.
Serve immediately.
Copyrighted by Jaques Pepin, this recipe appears in Jacques Pepin's Kitchen: Cooking with Claudine (KQED Books and Video, 1996).
Very simple. The leek adds and wonderful subtle flavor.
Less than 30 minutes from peeling the taters to plating.
Sea Bass in Potato Crust
[*]4 sea bass fillets (about 1 1/2 pounds)
[*]2 large Idaho potatoes (1 pound total)
[*]1/2 medium leek, washed and finely chopped (1/2 cup)
[*]1 tablespoon unsalted butter
[*]1 tablespoon cottonseed or safflower oil
[*]1/2 teaspoon salt
For this recipe, sea bass filete are cooked in a potato crust. Use large baking potatoes, first peeling them (although they can be left unpeeled, if you prefer) and washing them, then shredding them against the largest holes of a cheese grater. At this point, the potatoes should be used immediately or kept in water to cover until ready to cook.
1. Remove and discard any bones or sinews from the fillets. When cleaned, each fillet shoud weigh about five ounces.
2. Peel the potatoes and wash them. Using the side of a cheese grater with the large holes, shred the potatoes. (You should have about 2 1/2 cups.) Drain well in a colander, then place in a bowl with the leek. Mix well.
3. At cooking time, melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet. Sprinkle half the salt on the fillets.
4. When the oil and butter are hot, place four small, evenly-spaced mounds of the shredded potatoes and leek (each about 1/3 cup) in the skillet. Press a portion of fish into each mound, and cover the fish with the remaining potatoes. Sprinkle with the remaining salt.
5. Cook the potato packages over medium to high heat, uncovered, for 6 to 7 minutes, turn the carefully with a large spatula, and cook them for an additional 6 to 7 minutes on the other side. The potatoes should be nicely crusted on both sides and the fish inside lightly cooked.
Serve immediately.
Copyrighted by Jaques Pepin, this recipe appears in Jacques Pepin's Kitchen: Cooking with Claudine (KQED Books and Video, 1996).
Rosemary
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Grilled swordfish with garlic and lemon at Sardellas in Newport, with our dear friend Murray and his wife Jackie. Murray contracted Dengue in St Maarten or the BVI, we think. He is headed home to Australia to recover. Murray was tested for the other illness...starting with C... Dengue it is. Please send good thoughts. Meanwhile, I have never paired swordfish with garlic, and don't recommend it.
