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Whitefish Scampi
Sounds good and easy with only 5 ingredients. The cooking time listed for this seems long but is spot on, as I made this on 13 Sep 2017, outstanding, another big hit with the family.
Ingredients
- 4 fillets whitefish, Pangasius, Barramundi, or Tilapia, fillets cut in half as well
- 3/4 cup butter, this is 3/4 of a standard block
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice, or lime juice
- 8 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- salt and lemon pepper, as desired
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 C (350 F), lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with butter.
- In a saucepan, add the butter and the minced garlic and put on low heat to melt the butter and soften the garlic a bit.
- Arrange the fillet pieces in the baking dish in a single layer, season with a pinch of salt and lemon pepper as desired.
- Mix the lemon or lime juice into the butter and pour the butter and garlic over the fish evenly. Sprinkle the fish with the parsley and bake for 40 minutes, turning the fish over every 10 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
- Serve. (This was my plate, the fish shown is 3 half pieces of fillets, the last 10 minutes cook time, the pieces come apart into two pieces.)
Notes
Pangasius runs about 120 Baht/kilo, this is about 4 fillets. To use Barramundi, you would need 2 fish and fillet yourself, 2 fish would cost about 135 Baht. For 4 servings using Pangasius, this is about 88 cents per serving.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Gourmet Potato and Barramundi Pie
Sounds like a great recipe, I will have to try this for sure.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 kilos potatoes, peeled and diced
- 600 grams Barramundi fillets
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 1 bunch spring onions, thinly sliced, white and green parts
- 200 grams sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 220 C. Cook the potatoes in pot with water until tender. about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Place the barramundi in a shallow pan then pour over the milk and sprinkle over the spring onions. Cover, bring to a simmer for 5 to 8 minutes until the fish is cooked and flakes easily. Lift out the poached Barramundi fillets. Pour the warm milk and spring onions into a measuring cup to measure out just over 3/4 of cup and reserve.
- Drain the potatoes well and mash until smooth. Mix in the reserved warm milk and spring onion followed by the sour cream. Season with salt and pepper to your liking.
- For the fish, the original recipe is unclear if skinless or skin on, so flake the fish into bite size pieces and remove the skin.
- Gently fold in the flaked fish and half of the cheese. Spoon the mixture into a large shallow oven proof dish and sprinkle over the remaining cheese. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown on the surface. Serve.
Notes
One large Barramundi would be a good 600 grams of fillets. The cheese would be 90-120 Baht. Figuring 68 Baht for the fish and 120 Baht for the cheese, for 6 servings, this is about 92 cents per serving. Less if Pangasius was used.
Variant: Add a cup of cooked peas or peas and carrots.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Barramundi Rodeo Burger
Sounds really good, the sauce sounds delicious! On my to cook list for sure. Feel free to use any whitefish for this recipe.
Ingredients
For the Burgers
- 1 fillet Barramundi, cut in half to make 2 pieces
- cracked black pepper, to taste
- 2 buns
- lettuce leaves, as needed
- tomato, slices, as needed
- 1/2 onion, sliced thick and seperated into rings
- 1 cup tempura flour
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- cooking oil, as needed
- olive oil, as needed
For the Sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha Chili Garlic sauce
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon BBQ spice
- 1 tablespoon mayo
Instructions
- Rub the fish pieces with the cracked black pepper, pan fry in a heated non stick pan with a splash of olive oil for about 3-4 minutes per side or until it flakes easily. Set aside.
- While the fish is cooking, mix together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl, set aside.
- In a pot, heat several cups of cooking oil for the onion rings. The temp should be 180 C, hot but not smoking. Mix the tempura flour with 1/2 cup of water, coat the onion rings in flour, then into the tempura mix and fry in the hot oil until golden brown and crispy. Remove and place on paper towels and season with salt and pepper to your liking.
- Lightly toast the buns. Spread some sauce on the bottom bun, add some lettuce leaves, some tomato slices, a piece of fish, some onion rings, and spread some sauce on the top bun and cover the burger. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Easily less than $1 per serving for 2 servings.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Bacon-Wrapped Steak Breakfast Burrito
This, sounds really good! I miss the breakfast burritos in San Diego, and when a good friend posted this, this is a must try. This is modified from the original recipe slightly to make smaller burritos. No serving size stated yet until I make this. For the ingredients, I will use a shortcut for the salsa, for the tortillas, I will be using 8" size, and for the scrambled eggs I will use fresh made hash browns not frozen. The ingredients as listed can make several burritos. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- sliced bacon, figure 8-10 per burrito
- 250 grams beef steak, (8 oz)
- 3 eggs
- 1½ cups potatoes, shredded, Shortcut
- flour tortillas, as needed
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon butter
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 cups salsa, Shortcut
- guacamole, optional
- olive oil, as needed
Instructions
- Season the steak with salt, pepper, and garlic powder to your liking, grill or pan fry the steak to about medium doneness, about 3-4 minutes per side, let rest for 5 minutes then slice thinly into strips. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, add the hash browns to a large skillet, cast iron would be perfect that has been heated with the butter and cook until browned. Then add the eggs and scramble them up in the hash browns, then add the cheese and mix this together. Set aside.
- To assemble heat up a tortilla in a large skillet, then lay the tortilla on a flat surface, add some scrambled egg mixture, then some salsa, then some steak, fold the tortilla tightly, closing the ends as well. Then take 2 pieces of bacon and wrap over each end of the burrito. Then lay down 6-8 pieces of bacon, overlapping slightly and roll the burrito up in bacon, rolling should cover the ends of bacon covering the ends of the burrito. Repeat this for as many tortillas and filling you have.
- Heat a medium sized skillet, non stick would be good, with a splash of olive oil and place burritos in the pan, bacon seam side down, turn the burritos as needed to get a crispy bacon on all sides. Serve. Top with guacamole, sour cream, fried egg, up to you.
Notes
No pricing until I can make these, for now I will say high cost but will revise the pricing once made.
Shortcuts: Salsa, Hash Browns.
Apple Crumb Pie
Sounds really good and inexpensive. On my to cook list. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust, frozen, OR make from a shortcut on this site, unbaked
For the Filling
- 8 Granny Smith apples
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
For the Topping
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter, softened, this is 1/2 of a standard block
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 230 C.
- To make the topping, combine all of the topping ingredients in a bowl and use a fork to mix completely, set aside.
- To make the filling, peal, core and slice the apples to about 1/8 inch slices then toss the slices with the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour. Layer the slices into the unbaked pie crust, it will be full and heaping, any leftover juices from the apples, pour that over the apple slices as well. Now pile on the topping and pat it down a bit over the apples.
- Set the pie dish on a cookie sheet in case of overflows, and bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the temp to 180 C and continue to bake for another 45 minutes. If the topping is browning too much, place a sheet of foil over the top. Run a butter knife through the center at the 45 minute mark, it should insert easily indicating all the apples are cooked through. Removed from the oven and serve warm or room temp. Ice cream or whipped cream on top would be a nice touch.
Notes
This is low cost.
Shortcut: Pie Crust.
Inspired by Spend With Pennies and the link to this recipe is here.
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No Roll Sugar Cookies
No roll as in no rolling pin needed. These sound really good. I am not a big fan of sweets but do enjoy a couple of cookies now and then and I enjoy cooking for my family. This is on my to cook list.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened, this is 1/2 of a standard block of butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 150 C.
- Mix together the butter and shortening until smooth and combined. You can do this by hand or with a electric mixer. Then add the sugar, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar and beat until fluffy. Then add the egg yolks and vanilla and mix that in.
- Beat in the flour a little at a time and mix to form a smooth dough. Divide this into 24 pieces and using your hands, roll each piece into a ball and place the balls on a cookie sheet spaced apart as they will flatten on their own when baked.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes or until just set, do not brown the cookies. Remove the sheet from the oven and cool for about 3 minutes on the sheet, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy.
Notes
This is minimal cost.
Now for those egg whites, make yourself an egg white omelette in the morning.
Inspired by Spend With Pennies and the link to this recipe is here.
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