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Saturday
May172008
Rate the Hate the Entertaining Edition
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 3:29PM
We are having company tomorrow. The Donor's Canadian BFF is coming for dinner after they play 18 holes. He is, um, a chef.
Fuck.
A chef means I have one of two choices; I order pizza or I up my game. I am anti-pizza (unless it's here with her) and really I have nothing that can come close to what a professional could pull off, so I decided to do the one thing they can't pull off here in Canada, no matter how hard they try...Fish Tacos. I make a mean fish taco. Have you ever been to Wahoo's? Stop what you're doing and go. Now. It's worth the airfare.
I kind of took what they do and guessed how to do it myself. I didn't do half bad, yo. Tomorrow night, I am making the Crazy Fancy Version of what is just about the easiest dinner on the planet, but I'll tell you how to make the Track and then Little League and Then Dinner at 8:30 Oh Shit I've Got Nothing to Cook version:
Cook some rice. I use basmati, almost exclusively, but use whatever you like best. You can sprinkle the rice with furikake after it's steamed if you want, or not, up to you. If not, stir in a little chopped cilantro and some salt and pepper.
Take a few mahi mahi fillets and grill them (Fish and shrimp only take a few minutes on each side, just so you know). Squeeze a bunch of lime juice on them and then sprinkle them with my boyfriend Emeril's Creole Seasoning*. Set them aside to rest.
Meanwhile, warm up some black beans, shred some cabbage and cheese (yes, I still shred my own cheese. Shut up.) Mix up a quick pico de gallo (tomatoes, onions, cilantro, salt & pepper.)
Flake out the fish and put it on a warm CORN tortilla. Top with cheese, pico, a little chopped cilantro and a lime wedge (or 30.) On the plate, scoop rice and black beans.
Serve.
That's it. really. Our rice and beans go straight into the tacos. The Donor drowns them in Tapatio. I squeeze what probably ends up being an entire lime's worth of juice on top. Either way, it's our favorite dinner in under 20 minutes. I had pictures for you, but I lost them. I'll take some of the FancyPants version tomorrow.
Dessert? Hells to the yeahs. My favorite dessert almost ever is Fruit Pizza. I make the whitest trashiest version of it, with sugar cookie dough crust and strawberry yogurt/cool whip sauce, but Fawnahareo blew my little mind with her much classier recipe the other day. Dag, yo. I'm so making that. Click through and bask in the light of the glory of her tasty deliciousness.
*They should really be paying me by this point, don't you think?
Fuck.
A chef means I have one of two choices; I order pizza or I up my game. I am anti-pizza (unless it's here with her) and really I have nothing that can come close to what a professional could pull off, so I decided to do the one thing they can't pull off here in Canada, no matter how hard they try...Fish Tacos. I make a mean fish taco. Have you ever been to Wahoo's? Stop what you're doing and go. Now. It's worth the airfare.
I kind of took what they do and guessed how to do it myself. I didn't do half bad, yo. Tomorrow night, I am making the Crazy Fancy Version of what is just about the easiest dinner on the planet, but I'll tell you how to make the Track and then Little League and Then Dinner at 8:30 Oh Shit I've Got Nothing to Cook version:
Cook some rice. I use basmati, almost exclusively, but use whatever you like best. You can sprinkle the rice with furikake after it's steamed if you want, or not, up to you. If not, stir in a little chopped cilantro and some salt and pepper.
Take a few mahi mahi fillets and grill them (Fish and shrimp only take a few minutes on each side, just so you know). Squeeze a bunch of lime juice on them and then sprinkle them with my boyfriend Emeril's Creole Seasoning*. Set them aside to rest.
Meanwhile, warm up some black beans, shred some cabbage and cheese (yes, I still shred my own cheese. Shut up.) Mix up a quick pico de gallo (tomatoes, onions, cilantro, salt & pepper.)
Flake out the fish and put it on a warm CORN tortilla. Top with cheese, pico, a little chopped cilantro and a lime wedge (or 30.) On the plate, scoop rice and black beans.
Serve.
That's it. really. Our rice and beans go straight into the tacos. The Donor drowns them in Tapatio. I squeeze what probably ends up being an entire lime's worth of juice on top. Either way, it's our favorite dinner in under 20 minutes. I had pictures for you, but I lost them. I'll take some of the FancyPants version tomorrow.
Dessert? Hells to the yeahs. My favorite dessert almost ever is Fruit Pizza. I make the whitest trashiest version of it, with sugar cookie dough crust and strawberry yogurt/cool whip sauce, but Fawnahareo blew my little mind with her much classier recipe the other day. Dag, yo. I'm so making that. Click through and bask in the light of the glory of her tasty deliciousness.
*They should really be paying me by this point, don't you think?
Reader Comments (22)
*Drool* That sounds wonderful! And different. I'm so bored and stressed out about the whole meal-making things these days. I've gotta give these a try!
Thanks for the link, too! I'm so glad you're making it - it makes all the recipe typing worth it. ;)
By the way, don't be daunted by cooking for a chef. REALLY. We had a chef friend who was always grateful to just have someone else cook for a change.
Bon appetit!
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[Mr Lady] Lots of my friends are chefs, and I refuse to cook for ANY of them. That pizza, however...man, I'll make that shit with PRIDE.
you got that right . . . hell to the yea! That sounds so very very tasty.
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[Mr Lady] Duddin it? Mmmm.
oh yeah, I process my own cheese too . . . the bagged stuff has crap in it to keep it from creating one big cheese blob, but it gives a funny texture, I think.
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[Mr Lady] That stuff wigs me the hell out.
Fantastic blog! I am adding you to my blog roll :)
[Mr Lady] Aww, thanks!
Oooh yum! So you are totally making that for me when I escape my family and end up on your doorstep, right?
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[Mr Lady] I'll leave the light on for you!
If I weren't afraid of fish, I would try this. It sounds wonderful.
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[Mr Lady] Nat, I am Captain Irrational Fear, but dude? They're, like, decapitated and shit. Even zombies are harmless when they're headless.
mmmmm. suddenly i'm very very hungry.
can i come for dinner too?
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[Mr Lady] I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK.
I love white trash desserts! Send me over some, please!
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[Mr Lady] You have come to the right place, my friend. Come for dinner anytime. Mine's the house with the couch out front.
Sounds delicious.
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[Mr Lady] Just like you. ;-)
I love fish tacos. None of them I've eaten in my whole life have been as good as the ones I got under a palm frond hut on a beach in Mexico after snorkeling, kayaking, drinking a beer in a hammock, swimming, eating some salsa and homemade chips, drinking a beer in a hammock, taking a short nap (in a hammock), swimming, drinking a beer, and REPEAT. But that's okay. Those are tacos than cannot be repeated and sort of shouldn't be. Yours sound damn good, though, and I will try them...
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[Mr Lady] I have only ever done, like, TWO of those things. I should fix that.
I love the cream cheese version of the fruit pizza!
I have never had fish tacos. Sheltered, I guess. Sounds good, though!
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[Mr Lady] Preceed with caution. They are easily demolished. Get a good reference before you try any.
I'm passing the fish tacos recipe onto my hubby. Harley and Lynn both love fish, but I don't like fish. The fruit dessert looks good. It sounds like something that I could get my guys to eat.
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[Mr Lady] Mahi is really not fishy at all. You might actually like it!
yumyumyumyumyumyumyumyum and Tapatio? YUM YUM YUM
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[Mr Lady] The big question is, how do you feel about CHOLULA?
Mmmm, I would happily live on tacos, but Nathan only likes them occasionally and then only to make me happy. Heh.
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I'm impressed that you're taking on a chef with such calm resolve. I've never heard of a fish taco before but you made it sound so delicious that I'm think'n I'll have to try it.
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I always turn into an adolescent boy when I hear the phrase "fish tacos." hee hee
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OMG. Now I am trying to figure out how to convince my husband to try to find Mahi Mahi in our small, land locked town. :S
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I love fish tacos. I will definitely have to give these a shot. One correction though. You left out the jalapenos from your Pico... ;)
My husband wants to know if you travel.. :)
These sound delish!!
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So how did the fish tacos go over? They sound yummy. And dessert - mmmm.
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Gonna go to Wahoo's for lunch....its right down the street. Need a margarita now too. Hope it went OK.
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Every loves when I make fruit pizza -MmmmMmm- I'm kind of indimidated by Fawnhareo's version. That sure looks like a whole lotta steps! Your fish tacos sound de-lish - I will DEFINITELY be trying those bad boys!
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