Hi viewers sorry there was no blog last month bit busy!! This month is a bit quieter than usual must be all feeling the pinch or spending money keeping the kids happy during school holidays but don't despair next week its back to normal!!! OOOH we can't wait!
August is a good month for mackeral which is a very underated fish..cheap,healthy,tasty and very versatile standing up to lots of flavours. A nice way of preparing a quick simple dish for lunch,dinner or supper is with sweet potato and chive mash, buttered baby leeks and a sweet chilli glaze. Start by brushing your mackeral fillets with a touch of oil and placing on a tray ready to go under the grill(only takes a few minutes to cook). Next peel your sweet potato and cut up into large dice ready to boil as you would normal potatoes as they are cooking blanch in boiling water for 30/40seconds your baby leeks if you can't get hold of them use spring onions much cheaper as well! then when they are blanched drain and turn into a frying pan of melted butter and roll them in it for a few seconds. While this is going on place your mackeral under the grill and crisp up the skin..delicious! cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain the cooked sweet potato and mash with butter and some chopped fresh chives. Now all you do is bring the dish together..Sweet potato mash on the centre of plate cooked mackeral fillet or fillets on top baby leeks around the outside and brush the mackeral or drizzle round the dish with the sweet chilli sauce( available anywhere nowadays). If you are adventurous and wish to make your own sweet chilli sauce here is a recipe to quickly assemble in a oner...1 tspoon dried chilli flakes,2tbspoons light brown sugar,2 tspoons light soy sauce,4 tspoons lemon juice and a small pinch of ground allspice...put all the ingredients together in a pan and bring to boil for a minute or so...READY to use. Hope you enjoy it. Remember if you need advice on any cooking tips please get in touch at rjmillar1@blueyonder.co.uk.
Also as in previous blogs we do gift vouchers for a different present. That time of the year is getting nearer yes i'm talking about the dreaded xmas. Well thats it short and sweet for now.
Happy cooking!