I'm sure I've written before about my parents' cooking abilities. Perhaps that is where Anna and I get our mad skills :) Seriously, though, ever since I was a little girl I remember both my parents sharing the kitchen duties. Perhaps that's why I find it nice when a guy I'm dating is able to cook (thanks, dad, for setting the bar high!).
A few days ago, my dad called me and said he will be emailing me a few photographs of a fish dish he made. Honestly, I was slightly worried. Was he trying to compete with me? Of course not! Today in the morning, I finally received the attached photographs and was so impressed! Not only did the fish look delicious, but the photographs themselves were in focus, sharp, and only needed a bit of cropping.
That's when I decided to have my dad be a pseudo guest blogger! Why pseudo? Because it's actually me writing up this post, but my dad did give me the directions for this Baked Trout with Vegetables dish. Please note that none of the measurements are exact: in my family we just wing it!
Ingredients
trout, scales removed, washed and patted dry
kosher salt
3 garlic cloves, finely minced
ground black pepper
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
vegetable oil
potatoes, peeled, cut into chunks
carrots, peeled, cut into chunks
red pepper, core removed, cut into chunks
lemon juice, optional
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 375-400 degrees.
2. Season the fish inside and out with salt. Smear the mayonnaise on the inside of the fish (not only do we Russians love mayonnaise, but it also helps to keep the fish moist).
3. Make 4 slits on each side of the fish (be careful not to go too deep). Combine minced garlic and ground pepper with a little bit of salt and fill the slits with this mixture. If you have any mixture left over, add it to the inside of the fish.
4. Coat a Pyrex rectangular dish or a metal rectangular dish with oil. Place the fish in the middle of the dish.
5. Coat potatoes, carrots and red peppers with oil, salt and pepper and place them in the dish around the fish. [Fish and dish rhyme!]
6. At this point you can sprinkle the entire concoction (my word, not my dad's) with lemon juice.
7. Bake the fish and the vegetables for about 40 minutes until everything is cooked through and the skin of the fish is crisp.
Unfortunately I have not tasted this dish, but be assured that it is quite tasty! My dad said the fish is also good served cold the next day.
This is quite a versatile dish, because you can use whichever vegetables you like. Feel free to also experiment with the spices: add red pepper flakes, dry basil, tarragon, or lemon pepper.
I hope you enjoyed this look into what is cooking at my parents' house! If you would like to be a guest blogger next, please let me know!
8 comments:
That is really neat your dad cooks too. I think a lot of girls find men who cook to be attractive. :)
I think its awesome your dad did that for you!
I am impress, your dad sure is a good cook. And the fish look so mouth watering.
Cheers,
Elra
your dad looks like a great cook :) and with two parents as cooks no wonder you and anna are both so good at it!
Hi Olga!
So cool your Dad is great cook and the recipe looks delicious! Beautiful to have a Dad and a guest blogger in that way :)
Gera .:. sweetsfoods
This sounds yummy. Im going to get me some trout soon. ;)
Olga, I made these last night and it was good! Should have added more lime juice though. lol.
Im writing the post now. Thank your dad for me pls! ;)
I plan to post tonight. Thanks for sending me the link to this post.
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