Recipes

Citrus crusted silver perch with ginger, star fruit and rum (Serves 4)

	Ingredients: 4 x 150 g silver perch fillets juice and finely chopped zest of 2 lemons juice and finely chopped zest of 2 limes 1 jalapeño pepper, diced 1 tablespoon white peppercorns, crushed 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon coarse salt 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 star fruits, sliced crosswise 1 teaspoon sliced ginger root 60 mL rum purple basil

Method

Combine lemon and lime zest, jalapeño pepper and white peppercorns and set aside. Combine juices with brown sugar in a small saucepan and simmer until about 3 tablespoons remain. Add salt and zest mixture. Cook for another minute, remove from heat, add olive oil and allow to cool.

Preheat oven to 160⁰C. Press the mixture onto one side of the silver perch fillets and bake crust side up, for 8-10 minutes.

Meanwhile, sautÈ the star fruits and ginger, add the rum and swirl around pan for a few seconds.

Serve fish with steamed jasmine rice with the star fruit, purple basil and rum.