a non-dog post, for once :-)

[meecie]

I'm trying to be a bit more adventurous with my cooking lately, and break out of a few cooking habits.

So when I saw this recipe for scallop cakes, and the suggested alternative of whitefish, it caught my attention

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[nosemovie]

ummmm! I've been craving fish for DAYS! now you've sealed it.

[meecie]

Haaa. My work here is done.

[stickywickey]

OMGosh!! This looks amazing. I'm not a shellfish fan, but I have a bunch of tilapia, and it think some cod, around here I need to get used up. I'd also like to try to bake them, but, WOW. Yummy-ness :) I have to admit I've never heard of keffir lime leaves. I'll have to research where to get some. Thanks for sharing!

[meecie]

I also thought about doing a low-oven bake and then searing them on a hot pan for color. I think I'd miss the color ;-)

[meecie]

Yep, I noticed that the saltiness was less noticeable in the leftovers today too, but I'll still leave out the salt next time...and possibly reduce the fish sauce too.

[biggmellon]

yum

[meecie]

they were pretty good - better next time, hopefully!

[semperfido]

Sounds delicious. Hubby won't buy Tilapia since they are bottom feeders. We do more cod. I never cared for scallops but he made me some that were dynamite. I'm a fan.

[meecie]

Hmm, I hadn't heard that, so I did what any sane person would do and googled it. Turns out that yes, they occasionally will bottom-feed under certain circumstances, but generally they're vegetarian and/or opportunistic eaters, that eat low on the food chain and therefore have low concentration of a lot of toxins.

But then, I don't really object to eating bottom-feeders, I eat flounder and crabs and shelfish too ;-)

I adore scallops if cooked well. Just delicious.

[meecie]

(also, FYI, cod are bottom feeders too, moreso than tilapia)