a weeks dinner in review

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a weeks dinner in review

Post by maverick »

So I have stocked the fridge with fresh fish and squid over the last week and what did I do with it.

Night 1 was whole pinkies on the BBQ. Really simple recipe. Gut, scale and clean the fish. Dry them off and spray or wipe with oil, then a good sprinkle of garlic salt and some pepper. Lightly scrunch up some foil and push it into the gut cavity, spread the wings and sit the snapper upright in the bbq over a low heat and close the bbq lid. Only takes about 30 min. If you rub some extra garlic salt into the tail it becomes crunchy to eat. Served on the plate still sitting upright, with potato gems and salad. Yum.
on the table - ready to go
on the table - ready to go
Night 2, a bit harder. I had 2 medium large squid and 3 small ones. Clean the bigger squid and leave the hoods whole. Place the fins, tentacles and cleaned smaller squid into a blender with some garlic, salt & pepper, lemon juice, white wine, bread crumbs and lemon juice. Blend until a fine and chunky consistency. Stuff the mixture into the whole squid, secure the end with a stick and then fry over a light heat in a frying pan with a lid for about 30 mins. I served with some stir fried vegetables. Lovely.

For those that watch “Iron Chef” on SBS I doubled down on the theme ingredient.

Night 3, trio of fish fillets - tomorrow night it will be a pinkie, flathead and whiting fillet each. Slight dusting of flour and lightly fried. Fresh, simple and a great way to enjoy the variations in flavour.
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Love the idea of an upright fish on the table - never seen that before!

Now I just need to catch one so I can try it out...
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Bloody showoff :lol: :lol: Jim
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Post by Widsa »

Nice Pete, Looks really tastey.
And nice presentation!

I usually stuff pinkies with rice, onions, tomato, garlic, butter,lemon, salt and pepper.

So Jaqui has given you permission to go fishing more often again?? :D

Love the Squid idea, will have to try it soon.

Thanks for posting.
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I hate not getting out in the yak... I should stopped reading this forum, it depresses me :lol:

Nice work Pete! Looks like you have been living the highlife and eating like a king lately 8-)
What time are we all due around your house for the 'trio of fish fillets' for dinner tonight ;) :lol:
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Post by HaTTerS »

Nicely done Pete! Though eating crunchy tails isn't for me ;)
fishophil wrote:What time are we all due around your house for the 'trio of fish fillets' for dinner tonight ;) :lol:
Shhhhh, we are trying to keep the dinner invites quiet so Will doesn't find out. :lol:
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:lol:

It doesnt matter if he knows or not, he will be late anyway as usual and we will have eaten by then! :lol:
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True, but it's getting him to leave that's the problem ;) :lol:
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Thats Petes problem, not ours!!! :lol:
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Right you lot...
Just wait till we go over to the west, I wont be back home for weeks. :D
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