Friday night dinner was a lonely affair as the other half was off celebrating year end. A fish and vegetables feast was called for and I felt rather pleased to be able to amp up the spicyness of the dish instead of the usual tip toe approach - spice and vegetables are at best tolerated in our household.
The feast was shaved zucchini sautéed in diced shallot, pepper and a whole Thai chilli - the chilli being optional, topped with cod coated in paprika, lemon zest, thyme and another chilli but again optional... Secret smile.
Recipe:
Shave two baby zucchinis with a vegetable peeler. Sweat a small diced shallot and one diced chilli until soft then add the zucchini. S&P (salt and pepper - I blame the tv shows...). Stir fry until just cooked which should be about 3-5 minutes. Plate. Add some oil to the same pan and fry a tablespoon of paprika, thyme and the other chilli, if using, on medium heat for about 30 seconds and put the cod over the fried paprika. Cover the up-facing side of the fish with more paprika, lemon zest and S&P ;). When ready (the piece of fish should come away easily from the bottom of the pan without too much pushing and pulling), flip the fish and cook for 30 seconds and place over the zucchini. Question is, do you dare..?
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