2 MasterChef-worthy Meals for Finals Week

Last year, I found myself at a dinner where Renae Smith, MasterChef Australia contestant from Season 6 was cooking. Our 3-course meal started with her beetroot and sage tart that she had cooked on the show too, followed by a Harissa Kingfish (options of lentils and chicken) with roasted vegetables, and an orange syrup cake for dessert. More than the food, it was the experience of being hosted by a bona fide ex-MasterChef chef that is memorable. The dinner was not arranged in any part of Australia; it was in…

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Roasted Fish Fillets Italian Style

Lean, white-meat fish fillets, livened up Italian style with some really simple ingredients yet adding so much flavor to this roast INGREDIENTS 100g black olives, pitted 4 tbsp olive oil, plus some for brushing 25gms pine nuts coarsely crushed (alternatively use unsalted peanuts) Fillets of firm fleshed, white fish – 1 kg White Snapper or Butterfish from FishVish 500g cherry tomatoes Large handful of fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped salt pepper DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 180°C.  Thaw the FishVish fillets completely and pat dry. Season fish fillets with salt and…

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Crumbed White Snapper Fillets With A Balsamic Reduction

My grand dad absolutely adored his fried fish and chips from Khyber in Bombay. This is a sightly different take on that   INGREDIENTS For the Crumbing: 4 White Snapper Fillets (1 Kg in total) 150g breadcrumbs 60g Corn Flour 4 Eggs For Frying & Sauce: 250 ml oil 1 tablespoon of butter 3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped in half 80 ml balsamic vinegar 80 ml fresh lime juice 2 sprigs of rosemary or thyme salt and pepper, to taste DIRECTIONS Thaw the FishVish White Snapper Fillets completely and…

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