Seafood: Bo Hur Hei Ma Ho (But I have both.. hehe)

Bo Hur Hei Ma Ho (Loosely translated from Hokkien as: If there's no fish, prawns will do as well)

I've recently cook up this seafood dish with Pearl and it took us eons to just think of what to cook for dinner. It was such a headache and we just walked up and down the aisles of NTUC trying to find what to buy.

Finally, we settled for salmon and prawns. It was a good choice but the cleaning of the prawns was torturous. My dear friend who hates the small, wriggly legs of the prawns, left the important task of trimming to me. And poor me, not having lunch earlier, felt nauseous after being exposed to the smell of the uncooked prawns for a prolong period of time. (YUCKS) But all these were worth it. We had a wonderfully delicious and (overly) filling meal! (Death by the salad!!).

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Surf N Turf (Serves 2)

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Pan Fried Salmon
Ingredients:
1 portion of salmon fillet cut into half (We got it at around $7 at NTUC)
Salt
Black pepper and black pepper corns
Olive oil

Method:
1) Sprinkle salt, generous amount of black pepper and some black pepper corn over both sides of salmon. Spread evenly.
2) Leave in the fridge for 15 - 30 mins.
3) Heat a frying pan with olive oil. Place salmon pieces on the pan and fry each side for 2-3mins till brown. You may leave the middle part a little raw for better texture.
4) Squeeze a little lime for better taste when digging in.

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Oven Baked Mayo Prawns II

Ingredients:

12 prawns (Cut a slit at the top of the prawns and de-vein it)

Mayonnaise
Tomato ketchup
Chilli sauce
Chopped parsley (Good to have)
Black pepper

Lime

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Method (Done in an almost similar way as the mayo prawns in earlier posts):

1) Mix mayonnaise, tomato ketchup, chilli sauce, black pepper together. Add a squeeze of lime.
2) Preheat oven to 220°C.
3) Lightly oil the tray and line the prawns with the slits up on the tray.

4) Use a teaspoon to pour the sauce onto the slits of the prawns. Bake until cooked.

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Sauteed mushrooms

Ingredients:
1 packet of brown button mushrooms, sliced into thick pieces
1 tablespoon of butter

Salt
Pepper

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Method:

1) Melt butter in a frying pan.

2) Add mushrooms. Fry for a minute or two.
3) Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

What we think...

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The natural taste of salmon was enhanced by a touch of salt and black pepper. It had just the right amount of firmness on the outside and I left the inside slightly raw. I think that this is the best way to eat salmon as I hate overcooked salmon!

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The brown button mushrooms that were sauteed by Pearl were very tasty and goes well with everything, but it will be better if she can hold back on the salt a little. (I know you have a 'salty' tooth, Pearl)

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As for the prawns, they were slightly overdone but the taste was not affected -- Still yummy

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The most important side dish --- Salad! Lightly dressed with mayonnaise (Not the healthiest choice but there weren't any other dressings at Pearl's house), black pepper and lots of lime juice for the tangy effect.

We then topped with raisins for added sweetness and toasted sunflower seeds for extra crunch!