Katy is in town and is serving as my co-chef for this week's dishes. We took on the Pinenut-crusted fish last night. We picked up our tilapia fillets at TJs as well as our Broccoli Slaw. I love meals where you can get all of the ingredients at one store, especially if its TJs. It was the first time that either of the Doctor ladies have breaded fish and there was definitely some trial and error involved. After the first piece got quickly cooked (ie almost blackened) on the outside and was till raw on the inside, we learned that we might not want to follow the cookbook's directions to cook it on medium-high. We put it in the oven to let it finish cooking. After the second piece also got fairly crispy, we decided to blame TJs for making fillets that were too thick. The third piece came out nice and golden brown, but still required a little time in the oven. Despite the travails, it was surprisingly tasty and something all of us (Anshul included) would definitely like to eat again. The combination of flavors - the pine nuts, lemon and oregano - was really nice. And it was really easy. The Broccoli Slaw was a little bland, didn't live up to the other side dishes that I've made from this cook book. The authors say that it's better if you let it sit for a day so that the flavors combine and maybe that would help. I added basil, green onions, and red peppers but it still didn't have much taste to it. The crunch was a good combo with the fish but it needed more flavor.
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