Friday, April 10, 2020

Mushroom Spinach Pizza Topping

Very basic recipe for pizza topping.
Because, missing the woodcutter's pizza from our regular pizza delivery in this lock-down.
If not as topping, this can certainly be served as a side to any main course.

This was for 6 regular, ready- made pizza bread available in Indian grocery stores. We used home made pizza sauce. Will post that recipe another time.

4- 5 large garlic pods,  slivered
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 bunch spinach. torn into medium size leaves, blanched
2 packets mushrooms, chopped
Grated cheese, as required. Any cheese of your choice. I have used Go Cheese Colby
2 tsp Olive oil

Heat oil in a pan and saute the garlic for a couple of minutes. Add mushrooms and cook till the water it leaves dries out. Add a pinch of salt and cook further til it's totally dried out again. Bring thee pan off the heat and stir in the blanched spinach and onions. Topping ready for pizza. Add cheese as required. We made a vegan version without cheese for dad.





Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Fish in Lemon Almond Butter Sauce, with side of baby potatoes

Fish:

4 fillets of white fish
Salt and pepper for seasoning Olive Oil for pan frying


Sauce:
6-7 almonds, soaked overnight, skinned and cut in slivers
4-5 large garlic pods, cut in slivers
Juice of 2 lemons
100 gm butter, cut in 4 slabs
1 tsp parsley

Baby potatoes:
200 gm baby potatoes, boiled and peeled
3-4 large garlic pods, cut in slivers
1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
Salt to taste
1 tbsp olive oil



Potatoes:

Heat oil in a pan and saute the garlic for a minute. Toss in the potatoes with salt and mixed herbs and cook till well coated. Set aside.

Fish:
Season the fish with salt and pepper an hour before serving. Pan fry the fish on both the sides and set aside on a warm service plate.

Sauce:

Pour lemon and garlic on a hot pan on medium flame and bring it down to half. Incorporate the butter, one slab at a time to the lemon reduction till it's got a shiny glaze. Stir in the almonds and some parsley and cook further for a minute. Pour the sauce over the fish and serve with the potatoes.