New recipe #2.5 (Oct) Cod baked with cheese and spinach with crayfish tails (or Kristina's fish bake)

Cod baked with cheese and spinach, with crayfish tails

Two weeks ago, I set out to try a new recipe every two weeks. I am pleased to announce that I am well on track, having gone beyond the targeted two recipes. This would-be-third-but-is-not-really recipe is one I have made once before. For that reason, it does not really count as being a new recipe even though I am still not entirely familiar with it yet. So I am counting it as a half anyway. 

I, unfortunately, did not take a photo of recipe #2, and I am not sure if it worked out, so have opted not to post it here. Mostly because of the lack of a photo, if I were to be honest about it. Recipe #2 was a raspberry cheesecake. It was a combination of a Hummingbird Bakery (base) and a Gordon Ramsey (cake) recipe. Ramsey's recipe did not have the biscuit base and I wanted a biscuit base, so I found one from Hummingbird. I made it for a party and the cake got rave reviews by party guests. I specifically explained that it was a first attempt and asked for honest comments and suggestions. Most people said that they would not change a thing. I personally thought that it worked well with the base and was glad I did make the base, which turned out, thank God!, not soggy at all and quite good really. At least, the few pieces I had were not soggy and great. But the cake was soggy! A bit. I don't know how it happened or why or how I can prevent it next time. I blame the oven which I am still not familiar with and so I might have got the settings wrong, but I cannot be sure. Taste wise, I was pleased. It was deliciously light, with just the right amount of raspberries. I am planning to try it again soon, as soon as I have another occasion with a pre-gathered group of Guinea pigs. 

Moving on, I got this fish bake recipe from a friend and, as I said, tried it out once. That was more than a year ago. Í liked it, and had been thinking about making it again. And here's how:

what you need (I used about half of these ingredients, and there was enough for two small meals for one person)

800g of fish fillet (I used cod, the recipe calls for cod or pangasius)

flour

200g spinach (if using frozen spinach, let spinach thaw and squeeze out water)

100g of feta cheese

200g of cream cheese

zest of 2 lemons

parsley

100g of crayfish tails

butter

what to do with it

1. Mix the feta cheese throughly with cream cheese and zest of 1 lemon.

2. Cut fish into pieces, season and coat with flour. I also mixed in a bit of lemon juice into the fish. Not called for in the recipe, but I recommend it. I also recommend resisting the temptation to add too much lemon juice though.

3. Butter a caserole dish and place fish at the bottom, and spread cheese then spinach over.

4. Spread some butter on top.

5. Bake at 175°C for 20 minutes.

6. Mix the remainder of the lemon zest with crayfish and parsley and spread over the top of the dish when done.

7. Serve and enjoy!