Barralax On Rainforest Herb Linguini
- 4 baby barramundi fillets, skinless
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup salt (common table salt is fine here)
- 2 teaspoons
- Alpine Pepper*
- 250g rainforest herb linguini
- 1/2 tablespoon butter
- 2 red capsicums roasted and peeled
- 100g snow peas
- 100g English spinach or warrigal greens
- 2 teaspoons Lemon Myrtle*
- (* Can be found at: www.dining-downunder.com/shop )
- 1. Combine the salt and sugar
- 2. in a deep tray, spread about a third of the mix, place the fillets on top and pack with the remaining cure mix
- 3. leave for 2 hours at room temperature or chill for 24 hours
- 4. when the barramundi flesh has firmed up and lightened in colour, rinse it in fresh water, drain and dry throughly on paper toweling
- 5. slice into thin pieces cutting across the fillets at an angle of 30u0b0
- 6. prepare the pasta in salted boiling water for 11 minutes or until al dente, drain and add a dash of olive oil (Australian, of course)
- 7. top and tail the snow peas removing the string from the edges
- 8. blanch the snow peas and warrigal greens and refresh in iced water then drain
- 9. slice the capsicums into thin strips
- 10. heat up a wok add a little oil and a nob of butter, toss the pasta until golden then add the snow peas, greens and capsicums, dish up the 4 serves
- 11. to the hot pan, add the barralax slices, toss for about 1 minute; sprinkle with Lemon Myrtle and serve on top of the rainforest herb linguini
baby barramundi, sugar, salt, pepper, butter, red, snow peas, english spinach, lemon myrtle
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/barralax-on-rainforest-herb-linguini-50096144 (may not work)