CHAR-GRILLED SALMON

Woohoo, it is Salmon time again.  Had a very unsatisfactory lunch yesterday, so decided we will make our own today.

Ingredients:
Norwegian Salmon
Bi-Colored Sweet Corn
Romaine
Half a carrot
Cherry Tomatoes
Onions

Sauce and toppings:
Basil, parsley flakes, tartar sauce and mustard.
Butter and sea salt for the corn.

As usual, we marinate the fish overnight with soya sauce and honey.  KK grilled the salmon whereas I prepare the corn and salad.

This is our version of Char-grilled Norwegian Salmon. Yes love it.

Grilled Salmon

Woohoo, it is Salmon time again.

For my friend who is curious, here is the simple recipe:

Ingredients: Norge Salmon,  Romaine, Alfalfa sprouts, tomatoes, corn and sesame dressing.

Marinate: Light Soya Sauce, Honey, Worchestire sauce and sometimes with Basil ..sometimes not, depending if there are any in the cupboard.

Grilled, and served with salad.

Preparation time: 20 mins
Marinate time in fridge: 1.5-2hrs

SWEET AND SOUR SLICED FISH

Sweet and sour sliced fish from Tiong Wah restaurant - $8.  Yummy.

BBQ STINGRAY

We went to Jurong West Blk 496 for the Tasty BBQ Seafood's Stingray.  Got our instruction from my cousin and took bus 334 from Chinese Garden.  The stall rest every fortnight on a Tues.  Operation hours is from noon time onwards to about 8+ at night.

It has been more than 8 years since I last had BBQ stingray.  I missed it so much. We also had the hokkien mee and satay from the same coffeeshop - Coffee United.

During our meals, a friendly cat visited our table.  So friendly to everyone.

I wonder when is the next time we will be back there again..The food from that coffeeshop seems to be all very tasty!

BREAKFAST@HOME - OUR BIRTHDAY TREATS AND SALMON

A little bit of cooking again.  On our birthday, we had MINI hamburgers with chips.

Recipe is similar to that in the earlier post, but without the Romano cheese, eggs and bread crumbs.  This time it is just plain simple beef with salt/pepper.

It is nice.

Close up shot again.

This morning, we tried for the first time Norwegian Salmon - Pan fried.  Turned out very nice.

The one on the right is KK's.  Mine's the one above.

Mine is very simple seasoning, with just light soya sauce only.  KK added honey and some other herbs to his formula, but taste equally good too.

As for the vegetables, no seasoning at all. Just some sea salt when served.

GRILLED FISH FROM PHUKET

An old old shot from 2004.  Taken during my Phuket trip.  I am not a fish person, but this was so nice I had it twice!  I still missed it so much.  Shot with the Sony V1 back then.

LITTLE FISH SHOP @ NEX

This Saturday is not a stay-home Saturday for us, because we were invited to a "food tasting" session at the Little Fish Shop at NEX.  Now for those who do not know, NEX is the latest shopping mall at Serangoon Central (Serangoon MRT).  Check out the place if you have not been.

Little Fish Shop is situated at a nice quiet corner on the fourth floor.  Upon arrival, you will be able to see some nice live oysters from the window display.  A pretty sight even when oysters have never been my kind of food. I just find they are pretty to look at. But do bear in mind, they are ALIVE!!   I have always thought this kind of oysters are frozen.

Once seated, we were busy going through their super long menu, with the numerous promotions that they have.  They also have a wide varieties of fishes to choose from - Baramundi, Tusk Fish, Yellow Fin Tuna, NZ Pink Salmon, European Monkfish "Lotte", Black Cod, Alaskan Wild Sockeye Salmon just to name a few, and the way you want it to be cooked (Pan Seared, Baked, Steamed, Chargrilled, Battered or Crumbed), you can specify that to the chef as well.

This is their All Day Specials.

According to them, Monday is the most popular because of the Lobster!

To start off, we had some bread with Olive oil and Balsamic dressing.  

They also served us some of their popular drinks which includes Peach and Honey, Mango Organic Green Tea Passion Fruit Banana Blue Berry.

The most popular is the Cucumber Cooler (the one with the lime on it).  My favorite goes to the Peach, then the Cucumber Cooler.  Never really fancy banana as a drink..so ...

Next comes the colorful Cold Seafood Platter ($49.95).  You can choose to add another $19.95 for half a lobster.

Seafood platter contains  New Zealand Green Lip Mussels and Clams, Cooked Live prawns, Cold Smoked Alaskan Sockeye Salmon, Sashimi, Live oysters!

If cold stuff is not your kind of food, not  to worry, they have the warm cooked seafood platter too, which includes Mixed Battered Fish, Grilled Calamari, Battered Prawns, Mussels in White Wine, Clam Strips with Salad and Chips for $39.95.

Did you know that if you touch the oysters, you can see it move.  It means they are really fresh and alive when you eat them.  Gosh! I didn't know they are alive.

This is a close up of the oyster.

After the Starters, we had some soup samples:

Trio of Mushroom, Lobster Bisque and Boston Clam Chowder with Herb Croutons.

Since I am allergic to alchohol, I had specially requested for no brandy in my Lobster Bisque. If you are a seafood craze, you may like the Clam chowder and Lobster Bisque.

The maincourses includes Monkfish, Chargrilled Sirloin, Spaghetti, Mash Potatoes, Salad and grilled vegetables.   Small portions of the Mains are combined into one plate for easy sampling.. So what you see here is not the actual presentation for the each maincourse. 

Monkfish is not a common fish that you can get from most restaurants, and it is their best seller. My first time tasting it too, the texture is a bit chewy, unlike the usual fish texture that we expect.  Quite an experience.  My favorite goes to the Chargrilled Sirlion, coz I am a beef lover. Heehee..

 

Leaving some space for dessert in my tiny stomach is quite a challenge, especially after finishing all that delicious maincourses.  

Dessert is pretty! Again, they are samples of Warm Apple Crumble and Chococlate Fondant. 

Here is a close up of the Apple Crumble (served with passion fruit sauce and clotted cream).

This is their signature Chocolate Fondant - Baked chocolate with a molten center and mix berry jam. I like this one more.

So, we have come to the end of the session which took us more than 2 hours to complete.  I have learnt some stuff about seafood and fishes, all thanks to their knowledgeable staff to explain so many things to us.  This is one fish shop that puts FRESHNESS as their priority.  You know you will be served the freshest catch of whatever you ordered.  

This is the Little Fish Shop, not that little because of the wide varieties that  they offered. If you are in the area and wanted some fresh exquisite fish and seafood, why not give them a try.  A typical meal for two will start from $70 if you order a Main, Starter and Soup.

Little Fish Shop
NEX @ Serangoon Central
#04-15/16
Tel: 66347941

www.fishshop.sg

Operating Hours (Open Daily)
10.30am to 10.30pm

BREAKFAST @HOME - RAMLY FISH BURGER

It's burger week, we stumbled across RAMLY fish patties at the supermarket, so decided to give it a try. It taste pretty ok, just like those you get from the food court out there.

Ingredients: Ramly fish patties, Gardenia hamburger bun, japanese cucumber, burger cheese, mix vege and mayo.
Preparation time: 30 mins

The one with lots of mayo is KK's. Hee hee..



















Update 20 Dec: We had the same burger again this week, but we had it with tomatoes instead.   The verdict: tomatoes do not go well with fish burger, taste strange. hahaha..here's a pix of it anyway.  Our next try will be with tartar sauce and  lots of onions..

DINNER AT SIN HOI SAI

After a long long time, we finally visited our favorite Sin Hoi Sai Seafood restaurant at Tiong Bahru. Had this stir fried sweet potato leaves $8, it is so flavorful.  

We also had this sliced fish kway teow $8. This is the small portion, but enough for two people. So generous with the fish. Love this dish, will definitely order this again.

FISH SOUP - CHINATOWN

My favorite fish soup from Chinatown. Oops forgot the name of the stall, it is towards the end near the KFC.

Their pepper is super powerful.

IFRESHCO DELIGHTS - SABA

My dinner this evening, decided to take something different from my usual vegetarian bento. This is grilled teriyaki saba. Kinda not used to not having much vege, I think I missed my vegetables. This dish is cool, the fish has no bones! So it is easy to eat. Portion is just nice for me, not too much. Give it a try if you like fish.

SESAME SEARED TUNA

Gerald strikes again, this time with his own home cooked Sesame Seared Tuna.
He uses: fresh tuna steak, sesame seeds and his very own secret sauce. And of course some asparagus for the final touch.

Colorful, pretty and nice I suppose ( since he didn't cook this for me). hahaha..

Photo taken by him - the young Photographer and Cook.

I should try this one day too, without the sesame of course, I hate sesame. Don't ask me why, I just dislike them.

IFRESHCO DELIGHTS - SALMON

ifreshco's salmon. Yummy! KK's dinner, I pinched a small piece and it is really nice.

KOREAN DELIGHTS AT RAFFLES

Had Korean San Che the other day with KK after work. I had the vegetarian version.  Below the fresh vegetables is the rice. Looks simple and plain, but the flavor and sweetness is there, and gosh! It is a BIG bowl.

 KK had the saba fish set.

IFRESHCO DELIGHTS - FISH

To those who love fish. Here are some fish delights from ifreshco.

SABA BENTO SET

 UNAGI RICE

SALMON BELLY BENTO