Saturday, May 7, 2011

Sweet and Spicy Fruity-Tooty Whiting Fillets

I cannot believe that it has taken me until May to recall the power of photography to bring food writing to life. Thankfully, my camera phone has found its new calling.

This week, I decided to play with some stuff in my fridge and see what would happen. Whiting fillets were the base of my creation, with a mixture of pineapple and mango pieces that were cooked in a healthy dose of spices.

Ingredients:
- Whiting Fillets (6 fillets)
- pineapple chunks in pineapple juice (1 can)
- mango chunks (8-12 oz.)
- cinnamon
- chipotle spice powder
- balsamic vinegar

1. First, I seasoned the fish with just salt and pepper. Grilled it up on the stove.
2. I diced up the pineapple and mango chunks into even, bite-sized cubes and put them aside.
3. Stirred up about a tablespoon of chipotle powder and 1.5 tablespoon of cinnamon in the pineapple juice, heating on medium heat on the stove. After this started boiling a little, I stirred in about 1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar. I put the fruit chunks into the saucepan. I let this sauce caramelize on the stove.
4. After the fillets were cooked and the sauce properly caramelized and syrupy, I laid out the fillets, then spooned the sauce over it with the fruit chunks on top.

This is perfect whenever you're facing a mango craving -- aka: always.

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