Cooking Bonito at home : PART II

Clean and Healthy Cooking

First of all, when I started writing this blog, my intention was only to share simple and delicious food recipes which I cook myself as real time as the posting dates. So far, I am very pleased to see that the reviews increased very fast, I should thank you for this.

Anyway, I was going to write about the grilled sirolin beef tonight, but tonight's menu at my home was Bonito in the oven, so I changed the subject. Although it is the Bonito season in Istanbul right now, due to the bad weather conditions up in the BlackSea, fishermen cant sail, thus the price of Bonito went up to 22,50 Liras from 15 Liras per one, at the supermarkets. What can I say, fresh fish still temps me at this time of the year...Simple, delicious, and very fresh.

For the main course: For Two                                

2 Bonito Fillets (De-boned)                                    
Extra virgin olive oil                                                
Small size onion
4 - 5 cloves of garlic
Green peppers (Not hot/spicy)
Salt&Pepper
1 lemon
Cooking Paper or Aluminium Foil
1 Tomato

For "Silenzio Salad": For Two

1 Large Carrot

1 Large Tomato

1-2 cloves of Garlic

Parsley

Green Calamata Olives

Red Grapes

Extra Virgin OliveOil

Balsamic Sauce

Lemon Slices

Salt & Pepper

Recommended Wine:

SAVA Merlot / Rose 2011 Denizli / Turkey

Recommended Extra Virgin Olive Oil:

KILYE 

Stone Mill, Eceabat, Canakkale / Turkey

Setting everything on the tray 

Take a good portion of cooking paper and lay it over your tray topped with smeared olive oil on top. Then place your bonito fillets with skinned sides facing down. Chop your onions as large rings, then chop the garlic in the same way. Cut one tomato into four pieces, and place them on the fillets along with green peppers. Spread some olive oil, add salt and pepper, slice a couple of lemon rings on them.

Heat your oven up to 160 - 170 Celsius degrees with Fan on...

Then place your tray in the oven, and cook for about 20 - 30 minutes, with keeping an eye on them.

When they turn a little crispy and brown, you are all set to take it out of the oven and serve it on a plate.

Making the "Silenzio Salad"

Actually it couldn't have been easier...just take your carrots, tomatoes, garlic and parsley, then start copping them nicely. Put them in a bowl, and add a bunch of red grapes, calamata green olives, some balsamic sauce, salt and pepper then decorate it with a couple of slices of lemon. You can also add some crushed walnuts as well...tastes better.

Don't forget...simple life, simple food, simple love.

Enjoy :)