Cajun salmon

Cajun Salmon

I have stolen this from my mate, and ex Chef, Rich. Well actually he did share it with me. I was at a loose end tonight re what to do for dinner, and add to that, that the Kennett’s are disappearing to Cambodia tomorrow. Luckily the little light bulb popped up and I remember Rich’s recipe for Cajun Salmon. The wife would love it I thought. It turned out to be an absolute belter. Surprising myself, as always, when cooking fish as I cannot taste it. I think it looks bloody amazing and Mary said it tasted just the same.

This is enough Cajun salmon for one person;

• A jar of Cajun spice rub;
• 1 Lemon;
• 1 packet of fresh coriander;
• Some vine tomatoes;
• Sea salt & cracked black pepper; and
• A jar of chili flakes for plating.

1. Lay out some silver foil and lay the fish fillet in to the middle;
2. Drizzle it with some good Olive oil;
3. Sprinkle over a good layer of Cajun rub on the flesh side of the fillet;
4. Sprinkle with salt & pepper;
5. Squeeze half the lemon over the fish;
6. Layer the coriander over the flesh side of the fish;
7. Wrap over the silver foil to make a steam room for the fish; and
8. Pop that in the oven on 200 for about 20-30 minutes. Make sure it is cooked through nicely – serve.

I also roasted some vine tomatoes. Just drizzle the with some Olive oil, and sprinkle with sea salt and cracked black pepper. I used the remaining lemon to give a final squeeze over the top of the fish when plated, and to create some wedges for additional sourness if the diner wished. Finally, I sprinkled some chili flakes on top of the fish for some colour. There you have it, my version of Rich’s Cajun salmon. It is a cracker – ENJOY!!!

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Brian Kennett

Father of 3. All my kids are mixed, with English-Japanese, and English-Filipino - a recipe in the making there. I have been cooking since a small lad, as guided by my Nan and my Mum - gradually that morphed through exposure to Thai cooking from a lovely lady called Da in Margate. I used to hang out in her restaurant and watch the techniques. So the 1+1= greater than 2 occurred - Mum/Nan/Da - off I went in to the world of Asian cuisine. Moving to Asia in early 2000's clearly has brought that on somewhat - we travel continually, and eat locally and therefore have exposure to more and more new things. I have lived my dream and written a cook book whilst here, an amazing experience and all for a good cause too as I raised a lot of money for charity. My blog is now hopefully turning in to book number 2. Watch this space. I hope you enjoy my passion.