Now that's good fish.....

[TiredOfBeingFat]

I have never reallybeen a huge fan of cooked fish. Raw - love it - cooked - only if it is fish sticks or fried catfish. Lately tough I have been trying and loving a lot of fish for some reason. I was in the Keys in June for my birthday and I had a great dish there called Black and Blue Grouper. The blackend (nice and spicey) a huge grouper filet and then made some hot bluecheese, cream, spices sauce and poured it over the fish. It was amazing and Atkins friendly!

So today I tried to see what I could come up with like it and WOW - this was so easy and SOOOOOOOOO GOOD.

Heated a skillet to medium
Added 2 tblsp peanut oil (does not flavor fish so I prefer it)
Seasoned the fish filet with Emeril's Essance and Kosher Salt
Placed fish skin side up for 1.5 to 2 min till cooked over half through.
Turned fish let cook one more minute.
At the end I added a pat of butter to the pan and some creole seasoning on top of the fish and turn up the heat for just a few seconds to get a nice color on the fish with the seasoning...

Sauce:
This is a single portion so you would have to increase per person:
3 TBSP Blue Cheese Dressing - The good refridgerated kind - your choice.
1/4 TSP creole seasoning - to taste
(I use Tony Chachere's creole season -so good)
3 TBSP Romano/Asiago Shredded Cheese (fresh grated is best but if not there are ones in the cold section already grated for you.)

Just stir and then micro for 1 minute - I used a small glass ingrediant dish to make it in - no wasted sauce that way. Stir and pour over the fish! It will make you slap your momma - I guaaa-ron-tee (Justin Williams Reference for those who know who that is/was)

And be careful to debone that fish or you might not enjoy this as much.

Bon appetit,

Dave

[JoanOH]

Sounds like a GREAT recipe -- I'll be trying it!

And if you don't like fish, but want to, try some Mahi Mahi -- either fresh or frozen. Very subtle fish flavor, a thicker consistency than most, and absolutely delicious! I cover it in cajun spices and then cook it in olive oil, make a red/yellow/green pepper caper sauce, and serve it on a bed of creamed cabbage. Absolutely goor-met eating!!

Joan J

[Desertthorn]

I love blackened fish, and will try this for sure.

[TiredOfBeingFat]

Joan - I actually made this today with Mahi instead of grouper. That is one of the few fish I would eat before. Cod, Grouper, Mahi, Swordfish, amd Tuna (seared rare.)

This really is a yummy recipe!

Dave