Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Summer Home Kitchen -- Pan Fried Fish

Hey guys! Here is a new episode of Summer Home Kitchen! Today what I bring to you is another Italian dish Pan Fried Fish! It is incredibly easy to make and the taste is amazing. After tasting it, my friend immediately decided to use this recipe at his family dinner. So come check this out!



Name: Pan Fried Fish

A little info: 

A good seafood dish is what I always crave during the summer. This dish uses a slightly unconventional way of cooking fish and the taste is truly amazing. All ingredients are easy to  find in local grocery store and preparation time of this dish is only 5-10 minutes! 

Ingredients:

Filleted monkfish (or fish of your preference) -- 500g
Cherry tomato -- 300g
Dry chili -- 10g
Vegetable stock -- 200ml
Cilantro -- 200g
Garlic -- 3~5 pieces
Olive oil
Black pepper
Salt
(Maybe olives and anchovy)

Let's cook it up!

1. Rub olive oil with salt and black pepper on both sides of the fish fillet

2. Dice dried chili, garlic and cilantro, slice cherry tomatos

3. Heat up the vegetable stock to medium warm

4. Add 2 spoon of olive oil in a frying pan, heat up the pan at medium heat

5. Add in diced garlic

6. Put in fish fillet, fry each side for 2-3 minutes

6. Add vegetable stock and dice tomato, cilantro and dried chili

7. Cover the pan with aluminum foil or lid, keep the pan on medium high heat for 20-25 minutes

8. Serve! Now you have Pan Fried Fish!

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Summer Home Kitchen -- Summer Meatball Pasta


This time we have a nice homemade Italian dish -- Meatball Pasta! This is an incredibly easy dish to make and all the ingredients are very commonly used in other dishes so there is no need to shop for fancy stuff. Be sure to check it out!


Name: Summer Meatball Pasta

A little info: 

Pasta is one of the most common Italian dishes and it can be adjusted based on each individual's taste. Essentially, every ingredient in the pasta can be changed based on personal preference and you can almost never go wrong with it!

Ingredients:

Spaghetti -- 250g
Cherry tomato -- 100g
Ground pork -- 100g
Baby spinach -- 50g
Dry chili -- 5g
Mozzarella -- 20g
Olive oil -- 3 table spoon
Salt

Let's cook it up!

1. Dice half of the spinach, splice all cherry tomatoes in half, shred fresh mozzarella

2. Mix ground pork with diced spinach and some salt

3. Heat pan with oil to medium high heat, heat a pot of water for cooking spaghetti at the same time

4. Split mixed pork into balls and fry them in the pan till the outside of the meatballs looks yellow

5. Push in sliced tomatos and spinach, at a cup of water, turn stove to medium heat and cover the pan with either a lid or aluminum foil

6. Push in all spaghetti used the "twist and release" technique

7. Keep stirring the pot of spaghetti to prevent sticking, cook spaghetti for 7 minutes

8. Remove cover from the pan, dry the cooked pasta then mix it with meatball and vegetables in the pan then add some salt

9. Stir for 2-3 minutes, then serve with diced mozzarella on top

10. Tadda! Now you have Summer Meatball Pasta