Roasted Branzino with bacon/shrimp and french beans

On 19/02/2011 (Saturday) at 8:13 pm by Benny.
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Details

• Prep Time:
  25 min
• Cook Time:
  20 min
• Ready Time:
  45 min

Ingredients

• Fresh Branzino cleaned and butterflied
• 2 pieces of good bacon
• 12 small cleaned shrimp
• 2 Tablespoon good whole grain mustard
• 1 Cup of panko bread crumbs
• Vegetable oil spray
• Juice of one fresh lemon
• Handful French beans ends trimmed

Directions

Start by places one strip of bacon on each side of the fish.
Now mix together the mustard and the mayo and paint the inside of the fish covering the bacon as well.
Place about 12 small cleaned shrimp on the fish scattering evenly and finish with a layer of panko bread crumbs.

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees and spray a light coating of vegatable oil on the bread crumbs before putting in the oven. Now roast until the fish is golden brown about 15-20 min and you can see the fat has rendered out of the bacon.

Now slid onto a plate and serve with the French beans in the middle and a little more lemon juice. Voila! Fish that even a non-fish eater will love.

Beans:
Handful French beans ends trimmed.
Steam until tender then sauté with a little butter and lemon juice and season to taste.
Add some lemon zest and serve in the fish when ready.

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Filet of Beef with Pistachio Sauce

On 16/02/2011 (Wednesday) at 8:49 am by Benny.
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Details

• Prep Time:
  15 min
• Cook Time:
  35 min
• Ready Time:
  50 min

Ingredients

• 16 oz eye round roast or 2 8 oz beef filet
• handful chopped chives

Pistachio Sauce:

• Pan dripping from the steak
• Teaspoon Dijon mustard
• One chopped shallot
• One clove of garlic chopped
• Dash of Worcestershire sauce
• ¾ cup half and half
• ½ cup cognac
• ¼ cup crushed pistachios

Directions

Season the steak with kosher salt and pepper and sear on all sides until nicely brown and finish in a 350 degree oven until about 140-145 internal temp, this will be about medium about 8-10 min.

Now take out of pan and let rest, add the shallots and garlic to the pan and cook until soft, now add the mustard and the cognac and let flambé now add the cream and bring to a boil, now strain it into a smaller sauce pan.

Add a handful of the chopped pistachios and let cook out for 3-5 min making sure to add any other juices from the steak into the sauce.

To plate put the steak in the middle and carefully pour the sauce over and finish with some more pistachios and the chopped chives. Now go to town on this baby and make sure you are in the mood for something rich and meaty! I hope I did my Montenegrin chef justice.

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About Benny

Passion for healthy amazing food. I am on crusade to get kids eat better and people in general learning how to cook for themselves. If I here that McDonald’s is cheaper than eating homemade I will prove anyone wrong.