Japanese Style Cod with Turnip Chrysanthemums and Spicy Celery
200g boneless cod fillets
juice 1/2 lemon
salt & pepper to taste
Place the cod in an airtight container. Season with salt & pepper. Pour over the lemon juice and refrigerate over night.
Grill the cod a few minutes each side, basting with reserved lemon juice. Sprinkle with:
7 spice pepper
1 tablespoon white sesame seeds
1 tablespoon black sesame seeds
1 tablespoon hemp seeds
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1 tablespoon dried chilli flakes
dried skin of one tangerine
1 tablespoon nori flakes
1 teaspoon black pepper
Blend everything into a fine powder in a mortar & pestle or electric blender.
I know this says "7 spice" but contains eight ingredients, but that is because I chose to use a mix of white & black sesame.
This is DELICIOUS and salt free.
Chrysanthemum Turnips
4 small turnips (about 160g)
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 c dashi
1/4 c rice vinegar
1 small red chilli
Peel a round turnip and take a small slice off one end to make a flat base.
Place on a chopping board with a chopstick either side to prevent turnip being cut through.
With a very sharp, thin-bladed knife make closely-spaced, parallel cuts straight down at right angles to the chopsticks. Turn the turnip 90 degrees and repeat, so turnip has a fine cross hatching of cuts.
Soak turnip in salted ice water for at least 1 hour. The "petals" will soften and spread. Drain, squeeze out excess water gently and open the "petals" with a chopstick or your fingers.
Mix together the dashi, sugar and rice vinegar. Pour over the turnips and leave to marinate several hours or overnight.
Garnish each chrysanthemum centre with a few rings of red chilli.
Spicy Celery
4 stalks celery, cut into bit sized pieces
2 teaspoons sugar
2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 small red chilli
celery leaves
Spray a non stick wok with a little oil. Stir fry the celery until it is starting to become tender and is bright green. Add the chilli, the sugar and soy sauce and stir fry briefly. Remove from heat; toss in celery leaves and serve.
Nutrition Summary
Calories (kcal) 305.7
Protein (g) 46.5
Carbohydrate (g) 25.4
Fat (g) 2.3
Fibre (g) 7.5
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