When Men Cook

When I first met my boyfriend, he didn’t know how to make mashed potatoes. He was uncomfortable making salad.  He once ate an entire can of condensed tomato soup complaining that it didn’t taste very nice, without even thinking that there may have been any preparation involved.  Yet, through gentle encouragement, he’s entered the kitchen, and with the lure that he’ll get to eat more meat if he adds it himself, he’s branched past the barbeque and the George Foreman Grill and into stir-fries and anything involving cheese.  And then, he bowled me over with some baked fish.  He even innovated on the recipe! Beware, an apron with “house husband” isn’t far away….

Now, we all know men don’t like sticking to the rules, and cooking is not exception. But, if you wanted to make something like this, this is the basic premise:

2 fish fillets, 1 tablespoon of oil, 2 stalks of lemongrass finely sliced, 5 shallots finely sliced, 1 chile seeded and finely chopped, 1 heaped teaspoon of ground ginger, 3 tablespoons of chopped cilantro/coriander, rind and juice of 2 limes, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, dash of fish sauce, salt and pepper, few handfuls of grape tomatoes.

Clean the fish fillets and rub in the salt, pepper, and oil. Combine the rest of the ingredients and wrap in foil in a baking dish.  Bake for 30-40 minutes at 425F. Noice!