Sesame-Coated Tuna with Cilantro Salsa

30. July 2005 Fish 0
Ingredients: 1 tuna steak 1/4 cup sesame seeds 2 tomatoes, seeded and diced 1 garlic clove, crushed and finely chopped 1 tbsp cilantro, finely chopped 1 tbsp lime juice arugula or other mixed greens salt, pepper, olive oil 1. Cut tuna steak in thick chunks. Roll in sesame seeds to coat. Refrigerate until ready to ...

White Anchovies Appetizer

10. December 2004 Fish 0
When I’m at Di Palo’s in New York City and they happen to have white anchovies in olive oil, I buy a small container of it and I make a separate trip to Dean and Deluca to pick up a jar of grape leaves. There was another time when I had anchovies but I could ...

Seared Red Snapper Fillet

18. July 2004 Fish 0
I stole this recipe from Joe’s Ginger. Ingredients: 1 red snapper fillet 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 bunch fresh chives 2 sprigs of fresh thyme lime juice half a stick of butter salt, pepper 1. Using a skillet, sauté garlic and some of the chives in butter until soft. 2. When flavored butter is ...

Baked Cod with Prosciutto and Lentils

07. March 2004 Fish 0
Growing up in Manila, I grew up eating fish one way: fried. I liked making this dish a lot because it gave my parents a new way to eat cod. Ingredients: 2 skinless cod fillets half a stick of unsalted butter, melted for a few seconds in the microwave 6 slices of prosciutto For the ...

Tuna Salad

04. September 2003 Fish, Vegetables + Salads 0
I bought a jar of Calypso tuna in olive oil during one of my visits to Di Palo in Little Italy. It is more expensive that the tuna-in-a-can that you see in the regular supermarket so I was curious to taste the difference. First of all, the olive oil that Calypso uses tastes good on ...