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Thai Style Fishcakes recipe, eat well on universal credit

I happened across a whole Coley at half price yesterday. We understand it’s a member of the Cod family? Well this one isn’t now! My knife skills are biased towards Butchery rather than Fish Mongering, so this was an interesting gig. Between us we skinned, filleted and ‘Pin Boned’ the flesh. Even the unban Foxes would have turned their noises up at the bits and bobs we had left so it went in the bin (Outside bin that is!)

Ingredients:-

1 Coley, filleted, skinned and Pin Boned
1 Thumb of Ginger, grated
The Juice of a Lime
½ a Tsp of dried Coriander
A drizzle of Olive Oil
5 medium Potatoes, pealed, boiled and mashed
2 Tsp of Hot Chilli Jam
1 Tsp of Thai Basil
1 Tbsp of Capers, finely chopped
1 Tbsp of Cashew Nut Powder (Just wuzz them in a blender)
50g of Cornflour
200g of Breadcrumbs (Gluten free bread wuzzed for us)
1 Tsp of Turmeric
1 Tsp of Paprika
2 Eggs, beaten
Salt & Pepper to season at various stages

Method:-

(1) Line a large dish with kitchen foil.
(2) Dress the fillets with the Ginger, Lime juice, Coriander and season with Salt & Pepper.
(3) Drizzle over the Olive Oil and wrap the foil around the filleted Fish and fold to seal.
(4) Cook in a pre-heated oven of 180c for 10 to 12 minutes until the Fish is cooked through.
(5) Allow to cool then flake to Fish into a bowl. Make sure you remove any remaining small bones.
(6) Mash the Potatoes and allow to cool.
(7) Add the flaked Fish to the mashed Potatoes and stir in.
(8) Add the Chilli Jam, Thai Basil, Capers, Powdered Cashew Nuts, and season with a little Salt & Pepper.
(9) Combine well.
(10) Divide into portions and roll into a ball.
(11) Flatten the balls and form into thick Fishcakes.
(12) Mix the Turmeric and Paprika with your Breadcrumbs, seasoning with Salt & Pepper.
(13) Dip each Fishcake in the Cornflour and coat well.
(14) Dip into the beaten Egg and then coat evenly with the Breadcrumbs.
(15) Place in the fridge for 20 minutes or 10 minutes in the freezer, to set.
(16) Place the Fishcakes in a pre-heated Air Fryer at 180c for 20 minutes, turning once half way through cooking.

These might look like they were bought, but you’ll never buy Fishcakes with this depth of flavour and kick! Also we had 8 in total, 4 of which are now frozen so by way of price, they’re hard to beat budget wise…..

 

 

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Kung Pao Shrimps recipe, eat well on universal credit

Yes – Yes it’s yet another Asian recipe. We’re with sight of our target of “100 Asian recipes” now. We’ll probably be moaning that British food is boring before you know it…..

Ingredients:-

12 King Prawns
½ A Red Pepper
½ A Green Pepper
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tbsp of minced fresh Ginger
2 Tbsp of Peanuts
1 Onion, diced
3 Tbsp of Honey
4 Tbsp of Soy Sauce (Gluten free here)
¼ Tsp of Szechaun Pepper Corns
½ Tsp of Salt
2 Tsp of Cornflour
3 Tbsp of Rice Wine Vinegar
2 Tsp of Sesame Oil
1 Tbsp of Oil
8 Dried Chillies
5 Tbsp of Water
2 Spring Onions, White part chopped, Greens sliced
1 Egg White
¼ Tsp of White Pepper

Method:-

(1) Season the Prawns with Salt and Pepper.
(2) Coat with Egg White then coat in Cornflour.
(3) Fry until pink and then set aside.
(4) Heat the Oil in a Wok and toast the Szechaun Pepper Corns over a low heat for 2 minutes.
(5) Discard the Pepper Corns.
(6) Saute the Garlic, Ginger, Dried Chillies and the white part of the Spring Onions until aromatic.
(7) Add the Onions and gently fry until translucent.
(8) Add the Peppers and continue to stir-fry for a further minute.
(9) Add the Kung Pao Sauce which consists of Soy Sauce, Rice Wine Vinegar, Sesame Oil, Honey and White Pepper.
(10) Mix well and allow to simmer for 2 minutes.
(11) Mix the Cornflour and water in a cup.
(12) Add the Prawns to the Sauce then add the Cornflour and water mixture.
(13) Stir gently until the sauce thickens.
(14) Add some of the greens from the Spring Onions and some of the Peanuts.

We served ours on a bed of boiled Rice, dressed with the remaining Spring Onions and Peanuts. With the addition of a few Prawn Crackers this was a very tasty quick dish.

 

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