June 13, 2012

Pan-seared fillet with Pineapple-Tomato Salsa


What's your favorite frozen staples? Me: a packet of mixed veges, ready-made puff pastry, that smiley-face potato fries, instant pratha, and these fish fillets. They (the fish) are not so great, but not that bad either. I'm always turned to them when my ice-box is near-empty, as a last resort, before I could stock up. 



Adam is still on school holiday. That means, for the time being, I no-longer have that 3 hours ME time. Well, don't get me wrong here. I love having him around, but the total hour in getting the chores done has doubled. I could do groceries in an hour, but not with him. I could wash the dishes, clean the counter, immediately after I finished with cooking, but not with him, asking million of non-stop requests, i.e. singing this "excavator" song while he's playing with his toy excavator. T_T

Regardless of that, I'd to admit that I love him, at this age, the most. He is so playful and cheeky, still pelat, which might sparked some minor arguments if you don't understand him and asked lots of random questions. He also knows how to reason us with the same reason we gave him. T_T 

When does school start again??!

On a side note, we finally secured a kindy for Adam.... Alhamdulilah. :)

Pan-seared fillet with Pineapple-Tomato Salsa
Serve 2 persons

For Fish:
2 fillet of sutchi fish 
1/4 flour
Lemon & Herb, to mask up the frozen fishy smell. 
Olive oil, for pan

Pineapple-Tomato salsa:
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 small canned pineapple, chopped
1 calamansi, juiced
1 tsp of olive oil
Lemon & herb seasoning, to taste
salt and pepper, to taste
sugar, to taste
1 tspn ketchup
Hot sauce, optional
Mint- I forgot to put it

Way to do it:

1. Season fillets with lemon & herb. Lightly dust fillets with 

flour, shaking off excess. 

2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. When hot, add 
fillets and cook 3 to 5   minutes per side, until fish turns opaque and easily flakes.
3. Meanwhile, place all salsa ingredients in a small bowl and mix to combine. Taste it. 
4. When done,remove fish from pan and spoon salsa on top fillets.

12 comments:

  1. RC-
    I always keep instant roti canai in my esbok or rather ice-box (nak juga bitau I also keep instant puff pastry n popia skin, nanti takut pulak you tanya 'dah expired ke belum'? ngeheheh... macam tau2 aje tabiat mulia I tu ek? Nak tanya sket.. you guna spoon brand 'sheep' ke?

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  2. looks delicious!!!  i love the plate too, beautiful!

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  3. hehehe sheep spoon tu ape CS? I tak penah dgr pun before this..

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  4. Wow..you came here.. Thank you :D 

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  5. RC
    Pls check the handle tip of your spoon/fork, ada tak gambar sheep.

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  6. BTW RC, kindly read my comment on your entry before this one. Thanks.

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  7. nehi.. tak ade.. ape spesel sgt ng spoon sheep ni kak som, selain dr gambar sheep tu? I google x byk info he he 

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  8. Adam is so cute..lol. adoi yaiii... I can see him asking u and that, do this and that.. maknya ketap bibir kekadang kan? Dan I think, jangan berani berani bagi kawapan yang tak leh diterima dia, akan menambahkan lagik soklan yang sukar dijawab. Adam oooh Adam...

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  9. Good news!! hope its the kindy that u nak..  i also no have 3hrs ME time right now.. nak bake yg aneh aneh also no chance cos kesian kan dia dok depan tv sorang sorang.. so most time i will hang out with her lah especially now cos papa dia outstation again :o(

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  10. First...that is beautiful photo of the fillet of fish.  Second... you are just like me...I reach for my plain white fish when I am nearly emptied out in the fridge.  Then, I start thinking...how can I flavor this fish?  Your pineapple salsa is perfect.  That would give it just the kick it needs to complement the softness of the fish.  I hear you about school.  Even though we homeschool...it is still hard to adjust to a non-schedule routine.  It takes me weeks before I can pull together some sort of schedule for my teens so they are not bored to tears.

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  11. Hi RC,
    Beautifully plated fish with the sauce. I agree, sometimes it's good to have the boys at school, but sometimes you just want them next to you :)

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  12. this is his last week of holiday.. gotta prep him for school, kalau tak, nagis sbb dah lama x gi school huhu

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