Grilled Shark with bok choy and skillet potatoes

There isn't really a recipe for this, I just wanted to remember the meal since it was so tasty. And unusual, I suppose. On Saturday, SO went out downtown with a friend and ended up browsing Whole Foods. It's a pretty cool place to look around, if not actually buy anything since it is so expensive. But you can get some products that are hard to find, and arguably the price is worth it to get whole grain, organic, no pesticides, free-range blah blah blah products.  That's how we ended up with two gigantic shark steaks.

Grilled shark with bok choy and skillet potatoes

We've been killing it lately with the cast iron skillet, it's just great for so many things. But potatoes it especially excels at. Golden brown, just plain yummy.  The shark and bok choy we both did on the bbq. The fish was oiled up just a tiny bit and lots of freshly ground salt and pepper. The bok choy was tossed with a bit of oil and I sprinkled a random Epicure spice on it. One of those spice blends with a strange name - maybe it was "Canadian" or something like that. Then it was into a cooking basket. The shark was done slightly more than medium, and the veggies were grilled al dente with a bit of char.  The steaks were so huge, we both only ate half of our portion, so the rest we ended up putting in a fish soup the next day.  That was also just great!

Next time: maybe try a different veggie, and go with smaller portions of fish

Me: 9/10
SO: 10/10
SSO: n/a

Fish Tacos with Spicy Bean salad

Tacos seem all the rage these days, especially in small-plates restaurants. This is a regular-sized version of a fish taco - it is meaty, spicy, and just darn delicious. The bean salad is a nice accompaniment.  Along with a nice fresh Pico de Gallo for an appetizer, it makes for a nice end of summer meal.

Fish Taco with Spicy Bean salad

The salad ended up being too spicy, so I cut back the cayenne in the recipe. The sauce on the taco also carries its own heat, so tone it down if you're not a fan.

Next Time: SO didn't like the corn tortillas, so maybe try to find small wheat ones. I'm not a huge fan of chick peas unless it is in hummous, so I would put a few less.

Me: 9/10
SO: 9/10
SSO: n/a

Fried Fish 'n Fries

So I stopped by our friendly neighbourhood butcher after work, I love that place. Got three fantastic huge t-bones for just over $20, ground pork for $1.79 a pound, plus a few packs of schnitzels made earlier that day. Strangely, they have a small freezer section with frozen chicken, fish, and locally made tourtières. This time I got a bag of freshly frozen Perch fillets.

Normally we'd roast some potatoes but seeing that it was Friday, I pulled out a bag of sweet potato fries from the freezer. After defrosting the fish, a quick dip in egg & milk, then into the breadcrumbs and frying pan. Whole meal in about 22 minutes, start to finish. Best part, SSO loves it.

Next time: maybe fresh veg instead of peas, but hey, gotta have peas sometimes

Me: 7/10
SO: 7/10
SSO: 10/10