From the rod to the skillet, Oz serves up a family favourite.
A few days ago I went fishing for four-finger threadfin with Alex. The threadfin also happens to be one of my mom’s favourite fish. Unfortunately, the majority of our catch was small, and not big enough to fillet into generous portions. Fortunately, during my trip to Tunisia I encountered a pretty useful way to prepare small-sized fish by dusting them in spice and flour before deep-frying them until they are golden brown. The recipe below is more like my own interpretation of that dish, and it is very flexible and easy to change.
Ingredients:
10-15 small fish, gutted and cleaned
2 tablespoons of cake flour
3 tablespoons of cornflour (cornstarch)
3 tablespoons of curry powder (or a combination of herbs and spices of your choosing)
Salt and pepper for taste
Cooking oil
Recipe:
1. Mix the flour, cornflour, curry powder (or a combination of herbs and spices of your choosing), salt and pepper together in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add fish to mixing bowl.
3. With a pair of tongs, coat the fish in the flour mix until the fish are completely covered.
4. In a deep pot, heat up two inches of cooking oil until it starts to smoke or reaches about 170 Celsius.
5. Using the tongs, pick the fish up, shake off excess flour and deep fry in oil for three to four minutes, or until they are golden brown. Don’t overcrowd the pot; leave room for movement and even heat distribution.
6. When golden brown, remove fish from oil, strain the oil, sprinkle salt and pepper and serve with lemon or lime.
For more on Oz's fishing adventures, visit http://bangkokhooker-fishing.com/
05/03/2012 - 11:15