Grouper time!
Posted by Bob at 5/17/2011 8:45 PM 
Categories: uncategorized
Tags: Grouper fish wasabi powder Hen of the woods mushrooms
Categories: uncategorized
Tags: Grouper fish wasabi powder Hen of the woods mushrooms
Grouper, served with green beans, and Hen of the Woods mushrooms! Yum!
I made a mistake in preparing my grouper tonight. Don't get me wrong, it tasted great, but it wasn't what I was looking for!
Exhibit 1. Le Grouper:
One thing that I did differently from last time, was I ended up marinating the fish. I really did not intend to do this, but....in the heat of the moment, that's what I did. I wanted to sear the fish with a nice crust. I mixed some flour, wasabi powder, and ground ginger together. Then..THEN...the switch. I added soy sauce. Lots of soy sauce! I stirred it all up, and plopped the fish in ! Yes! Nooooooooo! Too late now! Deal.
Resigned to the fact that I'm not going to get that nice crispy coating that I wanted, I decided to pan sear it still, and then finish off in a 350 degree oven. I did this until the fish hit 140 degrees. A glorious picture of the pan (not) searing is shown thus:
Looks great kids, doesn't it!!? Ok, maybe not.....yet.
On to the mushrooms! I'm going to skip the whole green bean cooking thing. Basically cooked green beans, salt, pepper, butter. Simple yet delicious. On to the mushrooms! (again).
Our lovely little bunch of Hen of the Woods mushrooms:
For these, I just cooked per package instructions. Some olive oil, garlic, shallots, and parsley. I think that was it! A bit bland I thought afterwards. Maybe could have used a little something else. Not sure yet. I know that mushrooms can really soak up any flavors, so I was a bit hesitant.
When all was said and done, the finished product arrived! Not too bad after all !
I made a mistake in preparing my grouper tonight. Don't get me wrong, it tasted great, but it wasn't what I was looking for!
Exhibit 1. Le Grouper:
One thing that I did differently from last time, was I ended up marinating the fish. I really did not intend to do this, but....in the heat of the moment, that's what I did. I wanted to sear the fish with a nice crust. I mixed some flour, wasabi powder, and ground ginger together. Then..THEN...the switch. I added soy sauce. Lots of soy sauce! I stirred it all up, and plopped the fish in ! Yes! Nooooooooo! Too late now! Deal.
Resigned to the fact that I'm not going to get that nice crispy coating that I wanted, I decided to pan sear it still, and then finish off in a 350 degree oven. I did this until the fish hit 140 degrees. A glorious picture of the pan (not) searing is shown thus:
Looks great kids, doesn't it!!? Ok, maybe not.....yet.
On to the mushrooms! I'm going to skip the whole green bean cooking thing. Basically cooked green beans, salt, pepper, butter. Simple yet delicious. On to the mushrooms! (again).
Our lovely little bunch of Hen of the Woods mushrooms:
For these, I just cooked per package instructions. Some olive oil, garlic, shallots, and parsley. I think that was it! A bit bland I thought afterwards. Maybe could have used a little something else. Not sure yet. I know that mushrooms can really soak up any flavors, so I was a bit hesitant.
When all was said and done, the finished product arrived! Not too bad after all !
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