Oven Baked Fish

My Mom has got to be the most amazing 'whatever's-in-the-fridge' cooks. She was born in the early years of WWII on a farm, and was always taught not to waste anything. On holidays, my parents always had an icecream pail full of pretels, nacho chips, cheezies, nuts & bolts, etc. in the front seat of the car for us kids to munch on. The crumbs from this icecream pail inspired this dish.

a couple fillets of a mild fish (cod, basa, etc.)
nacho chip, hard cheezies, pretzel, etc. crumbs
**if you don't have any, buy the products and grind in a blender to the consistancy of breadcrumbs**
flour
milk

Pre-heat oven to 350F. Wash fillets and pat dry. Place nacho,etc. crumbs into blender, grind to the consistancy of breadcrumbs. Place crumbs onto flat plate.
Dredge fillets in flour, shake off excess, dip in milk, then, cover in crumbs, pressing crumbs onto fillets.

Spray a baking sheet with non-stick baking spray, place fillets on sheet, place in oven. Bake 12 - 15 mins. or until fish is flakey.

Who says great food has to come from conventional places???

Enjoy,
Myrna

Basa Baked with Chutney

This is a really simple recipe that has few ingredients and tastes really good.

Basa fillets (as many as you think you can eat)
salt & pepper
turmeric
Coconut milk
Chutney - my favourite is Sharwoods Major Grey Mango Chutney

Heat oven to 350F. Rinse and dry fillets. Put fillets in a baking dish, salt, pepper and sprinkle turmeric on both sides of fish. Spread chutney on top and pour some coconut milk over all. The coconut milk mixes with the chutney during baking and creates a delicious gravy. So add as much or as little of both chutney & coconut milk as you'd like. Bake for 12 - 15 mins. If using fish steaks, turn the fish once during cooking.

Serve over rice.

**swordfish and tuna steaks will also work in this recipe.

Enjoy,
Myrna