Stuffed filet of fish

stuffed filet of fish
Originally uploaded by chuborupert

This went over well with the family, although it was too much food.
I butterflied some tilapia filets (usually there is a thick piece and a thin piece in each filet, I removed the thin piece and saved for another day, and butterflied the thicker piece)
I then salted and peppered them and stuffed them with some creabmeat to which I had added one egg, pretzel crumbs, black sesame seeds and some lime juice.



I heated up a cast iron griddle on the grill



and cooked the fish on it around 7-8 minutes per side



I ended cooking some of the leftover stuffing as well (didn't think it would keep well) and served it alongside.



The kids liked it, even the one who typically claims not to like crab.

Potato encrusted fish

ready to serve
Originally uploaded by chuborupert

This probably isn't too far from a latke with white fish, it takes a little bit of prep time to slice the potato, but it turned out quite good.

for potato crust
3 medium potato or 4 smallish, (I used red, but a less starchy variety may turn out crispier)
half of a large onion
Fresh chopped parsley
3 cloves of garlic (extra for oil)
The juice of one lime or lemon (could use a dissolved vit C tablet)
Salt and pepper
Egg wash (I added a bit of turmeric for flavor)

I used Tilapia filets as my fish, but I suspect any firm white fish would work. A smoked fish would have been amazing.



Grate the potato, onions and garlic in a food blender and quickly add the lime juice, salt and pepper and set in a colander as it will lose some water. Add chopped parsley.



Heat a generous amount of oil in a pan (may add butter for flavor) and quickly fry another clove of smashed garlic to flavor the oil.



carefully place a thin layer of the potato in the oil about the size of your filet and allow to brown.



place filet of fish in eggwash,
Flip over and then add the filet and another layer of potato over this. Flip carefully and brown the other side.



Keep them warm if you are cooking in batches, and enjoy.



We served them with broccoli, would have been nice with a side of creme fraiche as well.