Fishing for Compliments

15 may 2011 - Donna's Thai fish

Another Sunday night attempt at cooking after a nice weekend. I went out on Friday night and then literally didn't do anything else interesting the whole weekend - honestly I read an entire book, watched some movies (classics like 17 Again) went for an epic walk... Nothing.

Anyway, we had some fish in the freezer so i decided on Donna's Thai Fish. I had to buy "bottled sliced lemon grass" which I'd never even heard of before, but I found it without too much hassle. It all seemed to go really well, I didn't do anything stupid which was nice. I blended the sauce up with what Dad refers to as the "kitchen vibrater" and tipped it over the fish that was only slightly cooked from the microwave defrosting process. I didn't have as much fish as it said, but I just made the same amount of sauce anyway.

It turned out really well. I don't know how to tell if fish is cooked, but I just left it in for the 30minutes it says in the recipe and hoped for the best.

It smelt really weird but tasted nice. It was so effing spicy though as I have no tolerance for spice. It was full on! I complained up a storm and said dramatic things like "I'll never be able to taste anything ever again". Sian and 180 were having spaghetti bolognese, but they both tasted it and were impressed. Ange said it was "amazeballs" as she scoffed it off the serving spoon and Sian said "if i bought this in a restaurant I'd be happy" - best compliment ever!

She ate it again the next night and said, "holy fuck this is the best thing you've ever cooked. If I cooked it I'd think it was a triumph... It's sort of arrogant but it's the truth."

I'm calling it a success.

Tips: I'd pop in a bit less sweet chilli as it was so god damned spicy!

Music: Blues Brothers 2000 Soundtrack.