RE: Cook With Us #23 - Fish Croquettes
FOR TSE:
really need to get @catweasel to take pics when you try out exotic dishes like that and show it to us!
You assume it lasts long enough for that! (Actually, I'm not that great on presentation. The Weasel doesn't care. He just wants to get at it!!)
So it was hot & spicy then?
It was very nice and spicy. Not especially hot. In fact, I may double the cayenne I put in it next time. The sugar from the coconut toned it way down. I'm not sure what it takes to get it back hot again -- short of leaving the coconut out.
They serve honey with a fried bread (soft squares and hollow inside) called sopapillas here with Mexican food. The honey is especially good at cooling the "hot" from the peppers and chilis. (As I understand it, the "hot" is carried in the oils of the chilis -- which is why liquid won't wash it away. Something sweet though makes a big difference. Probably something to do with the tongue's taste receptors.)
Haha the picture you're painting is of The Weasel hovering over the pots and devouring it as it comes off the boil...my hubby sometimes is like that... stealing little bits and getting into trouble ;)
As for hot foods, people think drinking water will cool the tongue down but of course it just makes it worse, interesting about the sopapillas, it sounds quite delicious as well, will look to granny google for a recipe, I'm curious now!
FOR TSE:
So ... you know that routine!!
Sopapillas (pronounced soap-ah-pee-yahs) are marvelous and easy. You just have to be ready to heat up the deep fryer. I've made them before and I really like them.
You tear off one corner when you're ready to eat one-- as I said, they're hollow inside -- pour a little bit of honey down along one side inside. Take a bite. Chew and repeat. They're delicious.
The honey comes in a jug like you use for pancake syrup ... with the little slider on top -- or you can use something like a ketchup squeeze bottle. Dipping might also work, but it's messy that way and not authentic.
Let me know if you try them.
I googled them, they look really nice but your description makes it sound even better, hope to make them soon but really hope to see some of your cooking too, especially of The Weasel hovering over the pots ;)
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