Saturday 10 October
Luken's had a sign for "baby's
first snappers, $3.99/lb." today.
Our friend behind the counter confided that they had come in earlier in
the week, but hadn't sold. But their fish-eyes
were bright and they smelled good (i.e. not at all), so we got a pair and took
them babies home.
At dinnertime we heated the oven
to 500º F., salted the fishes inside, slit them several times along the sides, and
stuffed the slits with chopped fresh parsley and tarragon. Set them in a cast-iron pan like pisces, and roasted
them according to the Anthony Bourdain method for ca. 15 minutes (they were
small) until crispy outside and flaky inside.
Then we drizzled them with basil oil and plated.
For a side, we picked
the last of our garden bok choy (mei qing
choy). We started the stir-fry by
throwing some batons of our spring ginger in the hot oiled wok, then adding the
bok choy stems, salt, and finally leaves, until the greens got dark. Drizzled with a little water, turned down the
heat, and covered the wok to steam the greens for a minute or so.
Pretty elegant for a couple of
babies.
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