Aug 01 2008
Here’s to you, Mike Sowden! (Trouble-Maker that you are.)
A recipe that we simply wouldn’t have considered had it not been for the challenge. Fabulously, wonderfully successful.
- Goujons of Sole with Dill Mayonnaise
Why would we not have considered this? Well, it seemed a bit of a fankle. Get fish (skinless). Cut into funny strips.
Array some corn flour (seasoned), some egg and some funny foreign bread crumbs. Dip. Rest.
Make some mayonnaise with dill (bleh). Array a plate with lettuce and some cornichons (yum). Ignore the fact that cornichons taste of dill (I’m not sure that bit was in the recipe).
Fry fishy strips. Drain of oil. Serve. With beer.
You see? Horrendously complicated. Worst of all, I took the Nigella Express long view and made a double quantity of the goujons, so that next time we will need only fry these. Ten minutes of frying (and the purchase of some more cornichons) is all that stands between me and succulent, crispy, sweet, tart, easy going laid back (retro) heaven. Thank you, Mr Sowden. You have introduced me to dishes I would have written off for years.
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