Junior's starting to develop a taste for fish. That gives me some company at home. The missus suggested I use no pepper or chilly to start off. That left me with a simple lemon-butter sauce to pour over a simple broiled fish.
Sunday mornings are always busy at the local fish stall. Junior wanted anything with a tail and zeroed in on a basket of medium pomfret. He proudly picked one up and handed it over to the owner to get it billed and specifically mentioned that he wanted the tail on ! That was probably the best entertainment that those gathered at the stall would have had in a while.
Here's the recipe
1 whole fish, cleaned, preferably one that will fit in your oven
salt and turmeric rub - 1 tsp salt and a pinch of turmeric
For the lemon butter garlic sauce
juice of half a lime
2tbsp butter
1 tsp oil
2 cloves garlic
Make slits on the fish and rub in the salt and turmeric. Keep this marinated for a couple of hours.
Pre-heat the oven to 200C and place the fish on a grill with a drip pan below to catch any droppings.
For the lemon butter sauce, start with lightly heating a pan with a blob of butter and oil so that the butter just melts. Add chopped garlic and cook for a minute. Take the mix off the flame and add the lime juice with a little salt to taste. This sauce is fairly bland and made specially this way for junior. You could spice it up with some chilly flakes and a touch of soy sauce.
Remove the fish from the oven and pour the sauce on just before eating. Enjoy !
