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Asian Baked Basa

Asian Baked Basa

These Basa fillets were originally priced at £5.36 by had a yellow sticker price of £1.12 So Sue headed to the recipes on Google and came up with this…..

Ingredients:-

3 Basa Fillets
1 Thumb of fresh Ginger, finely sliced
A hand fun of Cashew Nuts, toasted
A hand fun of Laver Seaweed, finely chopped and deep fried
2 Tbsp of Honey
1 Tbsp of Rice Wine Vinegar
2 Tbsp of Soy Sauce (Gluten free for us)
1 Tbsp of Oyster Sauce (Gluten free for us)
300g Butter / Margarine
1 Tbsp of fresh Thai Basil, chopped

Method:-

(1) Combine the Honey, Rice Wine Vinegar, Soy Sauce and Oyster Sauce in a bowl.
(2) Place the Basa fillets on Foil then but dots of Margarine or Butter on the Fish, followed by the sliced Ginger.
(3) Spoon over the Honey mix.
(4) Wrap the Foil around the Fish so none of the liquid can escape.
(5) Place on an oven tray and put in a pre-heated oven at 180c for 20 to 25 minutes.
(6) To serve plate the Fish and pour over the remaining cooking sauce. Sprinkle with the toasted Cashew Nuts and fried Seaweed.

We served ours with Crispy Roasted Asian Potatoes and fried Bok Choy. All very tasty. In fact we’re wondering if we’ll ever really enjoy English food again….

 

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A Shoulder of Lamb for a little over £5? Oh man yes!

Ingredients:-

Shoulder of Lamb
½ Tbsp of dried Oregano
2 Bay Leaves, ground
½ a Bulb of Garlic, divided
2 Large Potatoes, cut into wedges
1 Onion, cut into wedges
2 Tomatoes, chopped
1 Cinnamon stick
Juice of a Lemon
250ml of White Wine
A drizzle of Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to season

Method:-

(1) Place the Lamb in a dish and drizzle the Oil over.
(2) Season with Salt & Pepper.
(3) Sprinkle over the Oregano and Bay Leaves.
(4) Peal 2 Garlic cloves and slice into small pieces.
(5) Make slits in the Lamb and insert the Garlic.
(6) Rub the Oil and Herbs into the Lamb, cover and place in the fridge overnight.
(7) Remove the Lamb 30 minutes before cook and preheat the oven to 160c.
(8) Line a large roasting tin with cooking Parchment.
(9) Roughly crush the remaining unpeeled Garlic and add to the roasting tin with the Potatoes, Onions, Tomatoes and Cinnamon.
(10) Place the Lamb over the top and pour over its’ marinade.
(11) Squeeze over the Lemon Juice and pour the Wine in the bottom of the roasting tin.
(12) Wet another piece of cooking Parchment under the tap.
(13) Lay over the top and crimp all the edges.
(14) Cook at 160c for 4 to 4 ½ hours until the Lamb is tender.
(15) Service with roasted vegetables and drizzle the juice from the tin over.

Lamb is a rare treat for us. This was outstanding!


 

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