Johns Citrus Fish Savoy Cabbage And Couscous Food

PORK TONKATSU WITH SHISO AND SAVOY

Steps:

• For the sauce: In a small glass bowl, whisk up dry mustard and granulated garlic into the Worcestershire, soy sauce and honey. Stir in the ketchup.
• For the slaw: In a medium glass bowl, whisk up dry mustard, ginger, garlic, soy, honey, vinegar and oil. Quarter, core and mandoline cabbage. Add to dressing and toss. Stack and very thinly slice shiso. Mandoline radish, add and toss with cabbage.
• For the pork: Pound out pork with bumpy side of meat mallet to 1/8-inch thick, or pound out pork with flat mallet and prick both sides of cutlets with tines of fork. Season both sides of cutlets with salt and pepper.
• Set up breading and fry station: shallow dishes of flour; beaten eggs; panko mixed with sesame seeds; large frying pan with 1/4-inch oil; wire rack in rimmed baking sheet over paper towels or parchment paper for draining.
• Bread pork in flour, shake off, dip in egg, drain excess, press in panko. Cook chops until crisp and golden, 5 minutes, turning once. Drain.
• Serve chops garnished with sesame seeds and chives, sauce spooned across chops and slaw alongside.

CABBAGE AND STRAW

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Add potatoes and cook 7 minutes. Add the pasta and cook 2 minutes, then stir in cabbage and cook 5 minutes longer.
• While the potatoes and pasta cook, melt butter in a large, deep skillet over medium heat and add garlic and 6 whole sage leaves. Cook 3 to 4 minutes; remove the garlic and whole leaves (reserve the leaves for ganish), then add sliced leaves and the black pepper. Just before draining the pasta and cabbage, add 2 ladles of starchy cooking water to the skillet.
• Drain the potatoes, pasta and cabbage and add to butter and sage. Toss to combine with sage butter, adding in lots of cheese as you work. Toss 1 to 2 minutes to form a cheesy butter coating on the pasta and cabbage then adjust salt and serve. Use reserved whole leaves to garnish the pasta.

ONE-POT CABBAGE & BEANS WITH WHITE FISH

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large sauté pan until starting to sizzle, add the bacon, then fry for a few mins. Add the onion, celery and carrots, then gently cook for 8-10 mins until softening, but not brown. Stir in the thyme and cabbage, then cook for a few mins until the cabbage starts to wilt. Pour in the wine, simmer until evaporated, then add the stock and beans. Season, cover the pan, then simmer gently for 10 mins until the cabbage is soft but still vibrant.
• When the cabbage is done, cook the fish. Season each fillet, then dust the skin with flour. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Fry the fish, skin-side down, for 4 mins until crisp, then flip over and finish on the flesh side until cooked through. Serve each fish fillet on top of a pile of cabbage with a few small potatoes, if you like.

JOHN'S CITRUS FISH, SAVOY CABBAGE AND COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium- high heat and add 1 tablespoon of the EVOO, 1 turn of the pan, and 1 tablespoon of the butter. When the butter melts into the olive oil, add the cabbage and cook for 3 minutes to wilt it a bit. Season the cabbage with salt and pepper and add 1/2 cup of chicken broth. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Score the skin of the fish and season with salt and pepper. Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of the EVOO, 1 turn of the pan. When the oil ripples, add the fish, skin side down, and cook for 4 minutes on each side. The skin will be crisp; the flesh will be opaque. Remove the fish to a platter and cover with foil to keep warm. Return the pan to the stove and add the remaining 1 tablespoon of EVOO, 1 turn of the pan, and the shallot. Cook for 2 minutes, then add the grapefruit and warm through. Add the wine and reduce for 1 minute, then add 2 tablespoons of the butter. Turn off the heat; shake the pan to combine.
• Bring the remaining 1 cup of broth and 1 tablespoon of butter to a boil in a medium saucepan with a lid, then add the couscous, peas and chives. Turn off the heat, stir and cover with the lid. Let stand for 5 minutes, then uncover and fluff with a fork. Transfer to a serving dish.
• Place the cabbage in another serving dish. Uncover the fish, top with the grapefruit sauce and serve.

CITRUS FISH

Steps:

• Place an 18x12-in. piece of heavy-duty foil on a large baking sheet. Arrange fillets in a single layer on foil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with onion, parsley, and lemon and orange zest. Drizzle with oil. Top with a second large piece of foil. Bring edges of foil together; crimp to seal, forming a large packet., Bake at 450° for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Open foil carefully to allow steam to escape.