FISH IN HOT FANNY SAUCE

Fish in a hot garlic/pecan sauce

The Cajun Cafe in Portland Oregon serves a sauce whose recipe they got under license from K-Paul's in New Orleans. They devoutly refused to answer all of my questions about the sauce or its ingredients, so I've tried to formulate it on my own, at home. This stuff doesn't taste exactly like what the restaurant serves, but it's delicious in its own right. Maybe it's best to title the recipe "fish with something not entirely unlike hot fanny sauce."

This sauce is best served with a moderately strong fish: I would reccommend sturgeon, swordfish, or tuna.

Ingredients

(Serves 2)

4 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 Tbsp Tabasco sauce
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp ground white pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp oregano
3 garlic cloves, in thin slices
1 Tbsp pecans, chopped fine
1/4 cup pecans, sliced
1/4 cup onion, minced
2 tsp lemon juice
2 pcs fish (steaks or tournedos, cut 1 inch thick).

Procedure

Melt butter in a cast-iron skillet, add onions, garlic, peppers, paprika, and diced pecans. Cook over medium heat until onions are clear. Add Tabasco sauce.
Turn heat to high, add sliced pecans and fish pieces cut about 1 inch thick. Cook on high 4-5 minutes per side. Smear uncooked side with sauce before turning. Add lemon juice and oregano after turning.

Notes

If you are cooking more pieces of fish than will fit in the skillet at once, make the sauce ahead, put it aside (keep warm) and add it before cooking each piece of fish.

Serve with a simple rice or pasta dish. I use saffron rice with snow peas, or linguine with shrimp meat and pesto.

Rating

Difficulty: moderate.
Time: 45 minutes.
Precision: no need to measure.

Contributor

 
Steven McGeady 
Intel Corp., Hillsboro, Oregon, USA 
mcg@omepd.intel.com

Recipe last modified: 29 Oct 87

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