Week 26 Food challenge - Fish or fish sauce

After a couple of fairly slack weeks, I have completed another challenge.

This week I used fish - gurnard was available at a reasonable price, and looked fresh so that was the fishing done.

I smeared a paste of basil, coriander and chilli onto the fish, and wrapped it in rice paper rounds that were soaked in water to soften them. These rolls were then fried in a little oil, until the fish was cooked, and the rice paper lightly golden.

We had these served on stir fried greens (cabbage, broccoli and bok choy) and drizzled with a sauce made of sherry, soy sauce, ginger and sugar simmered together until thick.

The meal was extremely tasty, and low fat as it turned out! The kids loved it, and asked for more - so I think this meal gets a 5/5 from us. Even better, the whole meal cost about $20 to serve the 5 of us.

For dessert, I made a recipe that I fist made several years ago, and then forgot about. It is called apple couscous pudding. Apple juice, raisins and cinnamon are brought to the boil, and couscous is then added. This mixture is layered with sliced apples, and finished with more sliced apple, and sprinkled with a little raw sugar. The pudding is then baked until browned. It was really tasty - alas no photo of this one. The kids loved this too, and again it is a very cheap dish - total cost about $5 for the whole dish!

So, an economical and well liked dinner. A win-win situation I think.