Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Monday, May 6, 2013

Rockfish Fillet with Tarhana



Ingredients:
8  ozs rockfish fillet
1/2 cup cream
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp dried mint
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1  cup tarhana
oil for frying

Method:

Cut  5 oz of the rockfish into 2 inches long slices and set aside.
Put the rest of the 3 ounces fish in a food processor. Add the salt, black pepper, dried mint, red pepper flake and cream. Puree it . It should have a thick batter consistency.
Season the sliced fish with a little salt and pepper. Dip the sliced fish in this fish batter and roll it in the tarhana. Fry in hot oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and serve with tartar, chipotle mayonnaise or lemon sauce.

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