2 simple recipes for barbecued fish and potatoes

Barbecue season is the perfect time to experiment with some new recipes to impress your friends. Here are two delicious recipes for barbecued fish and potatoes for your next backyard party:

This is an easy way to cook perch taken fresh from the farm dam or river. Make sure you thoroughly scrub and rinse the fish to remove the natural slimy coating that helps insulate them from the cold. If river or dam fish are not properly cleaned in fresh water before cooking, an unpleasant, muddy taste may predominate the dish.

Ingredients:

• 300 g (2/3 lb) freshwater perch, skin lightly slashed (fish cutlets can also be used)
• Juice of 1 lime or lemon
• 5 ml (1 tsp) sliced fresh ginger
• Ground pepper
• 5 ml (1 tsp) sesame oil
• 15 ml (1 tbsp) soy sauce
• 15 ml (1 tbsp)
• Thai fish sauce
• A little chopped fresh coriander

Method:

• Combine the lime or lemon juice, ginger, pepper, sesame oil, soy sauce, Thai fish sauce and coriander.
• Pour the mixture over the fish and leave it to marinate for at least 30 minutes.
• Barbecue the fish, cooking each side for about four to five minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish.
• If the fish cooks too fast on the barbecue, transfer it to the oven to finish cooking.

Barbecues are ideal for baking potatoes so that they are crisp on the outside but soft in the centre. Be sure to fire the barbecue beforehand to avoid delays — potatoes need a medium to hot setting.

Ingredients:

• Baked scalloped potatoes
• 2 large potatoes
• 15 to 30 ml (1 to 2 tbsp) olive oil

Method:

• Peel and thinly slice the potatoes (two to three millimetre thickness).
• Brush a baking tray with some of the oil.
• Starting with the end slice of a potato, place the slices in a single layer on the tray, each slice overlapping by about two-thirds.
• If desired, the slices can be arranged in an attractive spiral pattern.
• Brush them with the remaining oil and bake them in a medium hot oven on the top rack for 20 to 30 minutes or until they are brown and crisp around the edges.
• Serves three to four.

That's a good place to start, but feel free to make each recipe your own. Now it's time to fire up that grill and get cooking!

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