Posts Tagged ‘Parsley’

Barbecued Clams

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

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As you’ll see form the previous post, American Independence day fell over this weekend. So for the 4th of July, we rented a cabin up in Lake Tahoe, which gave us the opportunity to do something we’d been gagging to do since we got here. Get our grill on.

We cooked a bunch of stuff on the barbecue which came with our weekend digs including ribs (recipe soon), steak, corn, s’mores and this great little clam recipe that the missus spotted on the New York Times website a few weeks ago.

It’s a really simple and easy, a bit different, and makes a perfect starter.  We approximated the quantities as we didn’t have any on-line access whilst there, but I think we winged it pretty successfully.

Ingredients (serves 2)

20 clams (about 10 per person)

100g buter

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Small handful chopped flat leaf parsley

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Garlic & Chilli King Prawns

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

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Whilst my Mac is being re-habilitated I don’t have access to my holiday pics, so I’ll have to come back to the stuff I rustled up in France at a later date. But my camera is still working, and I’ve bought my schizo old mac back from the dead, so I can do a bit of posting in the meantime.

This recipe is my take on the tapas classic Gambas al Ajillo, and It’s pretty simple and quick too. Buy the biggest, fattest prawns you can afford. Serves two as a main course.

Ingredients

8 King prawns / Tiger prawns

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 dried or fresh red chilli, chopped

20g unsalted butter

35ml extra virgin olive oil

Juice of 1/2 large lemon

Salt to taste

Handful of flat leaf parsley, chopped

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Smoked Mackerel Omelette For Two

Friday, May 21st, 2010

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One of the other dishes I was thinking about for the previous post was this omelette for two. I thought it could work quite well in that it combines seaside ingredients with the romantic nature of Lou and Liam’s retreat. However, fish for brekkie isn’t to everyone’s tastes, so this is the kind of dish you can enjoy at any time of the day.

There’s only one mackerel fillet in the mix so the flavour isn’t too strong, and  I use a bit of zero fat Greek yoghurt in the eggs to help keep the omelette moist in the middle. The little bit of  sharpness the yoghurt gives also works well with the oily fish.

Ingredients

4 large free range eggs

2 tablespoons 0% fat Greek yoghurt

1 mackerel fillet (around 70g)

1/2 medium onion, chopped

2 tablespoons chopped chives

2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley

Handful of grated Parmesan

Salt and pepper to taste

Olive oil and butter for frying.

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Superfood Supper

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

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So, you get back from work. You’re tired, you’re hungry, but you can’t really be arsed to cook. If this sounds like you, then your prayers are about to be answered. This recipe for hot smoked mackeral and a piquant (yeah that’s right, I said piquant)  salad is fast, tasty, and with oily fish, bulgar wheat, and raw veg it’s also super healthy.

Ingredients

Serves 2-3

4 Hot smoked mackerel fillets

150g bulgar wheat

1 large clove of garlic, finely chopped

1/2 small red onion, finely chopped

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