07 August 2008

Black halibut and parma ham parcels

Sounds poncey. In reality, it's whatever cheap fish Morrisons had, wrapped in some parma ham. We'd been out all afternoon strawberry picking (and eating) near Corbridge, so when we got home this was all I felt like cooking.

You need:

some nice pieces of fish - black halibut was ok, but was one of those fish that falls apart rather, and is a bit squidgy. Something firm (like monkfish, assuming you win the lottery, or salmon), might be a better bet.
a few slices of parma ham

Check the fish for pinbones, and remove any that you see. Wrap each piece in parma ham. Stick in the oven (at around 175 degrees C) for about 20-30 minutes, until the parma ham goes crispy, and the fish is cooked through. It'd probably work quite well if you pan fried the fish pieces too.

We ate this with chips (slice some large potatoes reasonably thinly (leave the skins on), drizzle a bit of olive oil over the top, and stick in the oven on a high heat for 30 minutes or so), a green salad and some rhubarb chutney.

Obviously, there were strawberries for pudding...

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