Yesterday, after our adventures, I popped some baking potatoes in the oven as soon as we walked in the door and left them to do their thing while we enjoyed a cup of tea and a movie. To go with the-best-baked-potatoes-I-have-ever-made I topped some pollock fillets with a mixture of fresh breadcrumbs, a bit of oil and chopped herbs and green chilli...popped them under a medium grill for about 10 mins until cooked through and crispy...and mixed up a quick avocado and cherry tomato salad.
Not to toot my own horn...but I was really pleased by how well this turned out. Not only were the baked potatoes absolutely perfect...but the fish was a big surprise. The original recipe called for fresh mackerel fillets, which were WAY out of my price range this week...so I opted for the 'basics' pack of fresh pollock fillets...you know...odd shapes, mixed sizes etc. 1/3 of the price and actually really good. I was worried it was going to be rubbery, I was worried it was going to be too fishy..but I needn't have worried.
That looks gorgeous! We hardly ever have jacket potatoes but they're such a fab and easy side dish. I may be inspired to serve them up very soon.
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Our plan is to eat more fish and this easy tasty recipe will be on my menu soon. Love baked potatoes and never think of serving them.
ReplyDeleteSeren...thanks! I rarely make baked potatoes unless i have a couple of hours to let them bake away...nothing worse than a potato with a rock hard centre.
ReplyDeleteRita...the topping was so easy and you can totally adapt it for any fish...next time i am going to try cilantro, lemon and chilli for an asian style fish...with rice instead of potato...but baked potatoes can be soooo good (baked sweet potatoes too!)
I had a jacket potato recently -it's always one of those things that you just forget about, then make and think "why don't I have this more often?"
ReplyDeleteYour fish looks lovely - the crumb on top would add lots of lovely crunch too