Flapping around like a fish out of... wine?

9^th March 2011 - Dad’s Fish in Foil

I am on fire at the moment, I’m cooking even when I don’t need to be! I cooked enchiladas one night and schnitzel and vegies and mushroom gravy (from scratch, even though I hate mushrooms and particularly the smell of mushrooms cooking) another night – just cos! Sian is getting spoiled rotten lately! The schnitzel episode was quite strange, I burnt myself in three different ways and on three different parts of my hand. Then I stopped concentrating and ruined the gravy (Sian still loved it sick even though it was kind of in a big lump) and I burnt the carrots... On second thoughts, maybe she’s not so spoiled.

Anyway, I decided to cook Dad’s Fish in Foil as I don’t think we eat enough fish, and we had some in the freezer. It went OK I think. I forgot to take the fish out of the freezer in the morning so accidentally cooked the ends in the defrosting process which wasn’t great. The herbs I used were coriander, basil and chives and I chucked in some onion and garlic (the best finely chopped garlic in the world! It was meant to be crushed, but we don’t have a garlic crusher... I blame Adam). The fish was Bassa and the wine was a Rosemont Sauvignon Blanc we had in the fridge.

It really was as easy as Dad said it would be! Sian told me I should oil spray the foil before I put the fish in, which I did, but that was the only real change I made. I cooked it in the oven for a bit less than 20 minutes and it was perfect.

We ate it with Sweet Potato Chips that I made (seasoned them with sweet paprika) and salad.

I think it looked and smelled better than it tasted. I don’t think I like Bassa because last time Sian cooked it I had the same issue. I think it’s one of my weird texture issues. I liked the combination of stuff on top though and it would have gone well with the chips and salad if it was a nicer fish. Sian seemed to love it though and hoovered it up (Conehead style).

Tips: I mixed all the herbs and stuff together in a bowl, so the garlic wouldn’t be on clumps on top of the fish. I thought it was a genius idea, but in reality I think most of the garlic ended up on the sides of the bowl, so it was perhaps slightly counter-productive.

Music: Dave Matthews Band