The following post and recipe is brought to us by guest blogger Shel Zolkewich:
My brother and his wife—both excellent cooks—lived for a few months in Mexico. The markets yielded fresh fish and vegetables on a daily basis. After many variations, they landed on this recipe that they brought home and used on local fish. It remains one of our favourites.
Painted Fish
Ingredients:
4 walleye fillets
1 medium Bermuda onion, sliced
1 cup fresh brown mushrooms, sliced
2 roma tomatoes, sliced
3 limes
2 jalapeno peppers
bunch of cilantro
1/2 cup canola oil
Salt and pepper
Directions:
It’s a good idea to make the ‘paint’ for this recipe at home, before you head out for shorelunch. A food processor may be hard to come by at the campsite. Squeeze two limes into a small food processor. Add one jalapeno pepper, about a cup of cilantro and canola oil. Pulse until a thick paste forms. Add more lime juice if necessary. Transfer to a glass jar.
On a large sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil, spread one tablespoon of drizzle canola oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Arrange half the fish in a single layer on foil. Paint the fish with the cilantro-lime mixture. Top with sliced mushrooms, tomatoes and onion. Fold aluminum to make a tight packet. Make a second packet for the remaining fish.
Place on medium hot area of fire pit and bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from fire. Open packet carefully. Drain off juices. Garnish with fresh jalapeno and cilantro.
Be Well…Shel Zolkewich
Shel writes about the outdoors, travel and food when she’s not playing outside, on the road or eating at www.shelzolkewich.com. Her recent adventures have included a trip to the tundra to serve as cook at a caribou hunting camp and making a long overdue journey to Ukraine with her dad Merv.
An avid angler and hunter and writes the hunting column in the Winnipeg Free Press (Winnipeg, Canada).
She’s written for Up! Magazine, Going Places, Canadian Gardening, Travel Manitoba, Outdoor Canada, Western Living, The National Post, West Magazine, Winnipeg Free Press, The Globe & Mail, EnRoute and various Websites.
Painted Fish Photo Credit: Shel Zolkewich of www.shelzolkewich.com
