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Flathead Fillets with a Tarragon Butter
This is a very simple dish, it does not take much time to make, is really healthy and looks wonderful. When I lived in Australia I used to make this with flathead fillets, but these fish are native to Australia, so now I have moved I have had to adapt. The other night when I made these I used really small fillets of perch, so adapt the recipe for what you can get, I have also made this with small sea brim fillets, so it is versatile, just make sure they a little fillets.


Ingredients


12-16 Small fish fillets, flathead if you live in OZ (I say 12-16 depending on whether you want to do 3 or 4 fillets per person, I prefer 4 so take your pick.)
2 Tablespoons plain flour
2-4 Teaspoons garlic powder (Depending on personal taste.)
2 Medium Sweet Potato (about 500g in weight.)
Salt and pepper
200g Baby asparagus
200g Snow peas
80g Melted butter
11/2 Tablespoons tarragon, coarsely chopped.

Method

1. Peel sweet potato and cut into thick slices (about 2cm each slice). Boil steam or microwave until just tender. Heat some oil in a pan, add sweet potato slices and brown on both sides.

2. Mix flour with some salt and pepper, sprinkle fish with garlic on both sides, dip fillets into flour, shake off any excess.

3. Add fillets to a heated pan and cook until browned on both sides, remember they are small fillets so cooking time will be quick.

4. Boil, steam or microwave the asparagus and snow peas until just tender.

5. Mix tarragon with melted butter.

To Serve: Divide sweet potato among plates, top with vegetables, then place fish on top of them. Drizzle combined melted butter and tarragon over.

All photo’s taken by me unless otherwise stated.

So Easy BBQ Chicken

I am going to post a couple more recipes I made for the recipe swap I am doing this month on recipezaar, as I explained in an earlier post. I have signed up for this month in a recipe swap. This is were you get put into groups and you make and review other peoples recipes in your group. It is fun and it also helps to get more of your own recipes reviewed. This one I tried is unbelievabley simple yet it tastes great, it wouldn’t be my favourite way of doing chicken drumsticks but for the ease of preparation and for the result you get with only 2 ingredients it is a great no brainer throw together mid week meal. To view the original recipe and to see other recipes by this chef please click here.

Ingredients

1 Cup Coke (diet or caffeine free is OK)
10-12 Chicken legs or chicken thighs
1 Cup ketchup

Method

1. Combine Coke and ketchup.

2. Combine Coke mix and chicken in fry pan.

3. Heat for about 20-30 minutes until chicken is tested and done. If the sauce is runny, turn down the heat and cook until thick, 5-10 minutes.

4. That’s it!

I served mine over fried noodles and it was yummy.

All photo’s taken by me unless otherwise stated.