The recipe this week was chosen by Liz of The Not So Skinny Kitchen. Sorry to all, but this is going to be a super quick post as this week is super-hectic. I pretty much followed the recipe completely - used frozen halibut and the curry powder. Also, only had about 2-3 TBS of cilantro because I had to cut it out of my herb garden (which has just finally started growing!) Yay for me - I grew something!
I was actually excited about this recipe because I really love Thai food and I thought it was going to be an ode to it. However, in my opinion the result was very disappointing. I thought the dish was really bland and fishy (I hate fishiness!) Maybe it was the curry powder instead of the curry paste. Maybe it was the lite coconut milk or the lack of the entire called-for amount of cilantro. The one thing I know is that the cats definitely liked this recipe more than I did!
I hope everyone else's dish turned out better than mine. Check out all of the CEIMB blogs to see what other thought.
Yay for your herb garden!
ReplyDeleteSorry yours seemed bland...I used red curry paste and enjoyed mine, but I would have preferred some more heat.
I always put lemon on my fish about 10 minutes before cooking because, as much as I love fish, I can't stand FISHY FISH.
ReplyDeleteThis recipe wasn't a hit w/ us either. We loved the fish, but not so crazy about the sauce.
Congrats on your herb garden! I've just started a little bit of gardening on my patio and it's so exciting to see my plants growing.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you didn't really like the dish; I wonder if the frozen fish made it a little fishy? I've had problems with that in the past. Even if you didn't like it, your picture still looks yummy!
Sorry you didn't like this. I suppose it is not the most authentic Thai recipe, though I wouldn't know since I don't eat much Thai food.
ReplyDeleteI'm so impressed that you have an herb garden and you grow cilantro! Every time I've tried to grow cilantro, it bolts before it's established enough to produce anything cuttable! Sorry this one was disappointing for you...I upped the curry paste and it gave it a nice kick.
ReplyDeleteJen I'm so glad you tried this even though you didn't love it. I skipped out this week because I knew I wouldn't like it. Your photo looks great!
ReplyDeleteToo bad you didn't really like this dish, maybe you'll like it better with chicken. I used chicken instead of halibut and that worked perfect. However I also used a bit more cilantro and double the quantity of red curry paste indicated. I loved this dish!!
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