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Brian Kennett

Amateur Chef and Boozy Traveling Foodie Extraordinaire

Tex-Mex dinner 3-waysโ€ฆ

Tex-Mex dinner 3-waysโ€ฆ

There is one positive to Covid for me, which is the continuous work-from-home mantra. I love it. I still have many calls at silly oโ€™clock to the USA and to Europe, Middle East & Africa, but they are all managed from home in the main now not stuck in the office. I also see my family 10x more. I can see them off to school, and even collect them from the school bus with no impediment on work. I also spend dinner time at home now, which is a 1st for many many years. That also means that the time usually spent travelling to and from the office in taxis or buses can be spent at home โ€“ and today that โ€˜spare timeโ€™ as used for cooking dinner for the family โ€“ and I went large and bespoke for 3 segments of the familyโ€ฆ

Seared Tuna โ€˜wโ€™ Avocado Salsa for Wifey

Cheese & Chicken Quesadillas for Jude Jude

Chicken Fajitas for Strawberry Blonde and I

Not a packet mix in sight โ€“ all made from scratch and all rather tasty it has to be said. And for dessert, it was my โ€˜Rooksโ€™ Apple Turnoversโ€ฆ Again thanks to Diane Hall for that challenge haha. I reckon these must be #BillWallaceFriendly as nothing too extravagant in the recipe and most from the fridge, but sadly no cigar & a #NotKnibbsyKiddleWagyuFriendly today.

But, it was Yummo!!! Letโ€™s have a look.

Tex-Mex dinner 3-ways...
Salted & Herb Crusted Seared Tuna โ€˜wโ€™ Avocado Salsa โ€“ tuna Tataki-style cooking of the tuna fillet. Make sure you get sushi grade. I crusted the tuna steak with some cracked black pepper and salt flakes infused with thyme & rosemary and fried it off in a little butter. You fry this off on each side until about 1cm is cooked and then turn to the next side โ€“ warm and raw in the middle with a thin cooked crust all round = perfect, like the picture. Served in some lettuce cups was; rough-chopped avocado, tomatoes, & red onion, with some finely chopped coriander, sea salt, cracked black pepper, lime juice and Yuzuโ€ฆ BOOM!!! Salsa on steroidsโ€ฆ Slice the tuna steak thinly and lay it on top โ€“ give a squeeze of fresh lime โ€“ serve!!!
Tex-Mex dinner 3-ways...
Chicken Fajita Fest โ€“ in a zip-lock I added some thinly sliced chicken breast with a homemade dry-rub of 2Tbsp smoked paprika, sugar, cumin, garlic powder, and a good pinch of cracked black pepper and sea salt. When youโ€™re ready to cook pop this in a baking tray drizzle with some Olive oil and pop in the oven at 180 degrees for 15-20 minutes until the chicken is nicely cooked through. I made a tomato salsa for Strawberry Blonde (the same as above minus the avocado โ€“ as she does not like avocado). I also finely chopped some chives and added to some sour cream, finely sliced some iceberg lettuce, grated cheese from a packet, some lime slices for zing and a few warmed tortillas โ€“ hey prestoโ€ฆ
Tex-Mex dinner 3-ways...
Dos Quesadillas en Una โ€“ On a baking sheet lay down one fresh tortilla and sprinkle all over with your chosen grated cheese, and on one half I also laid out some of the cooked fajita chicken from above. Pop another fresh tortilla on top, press down, and in the oven, they go for 10-15 minutes until the cheese has melted and the tortillas crisp and brown. Cut to four and serve on a platter. Kerching!!! Jude Jude was a very happy boy!!!

And that was that โ€“ a very happy 4-ball for dinner at Chez Kennett. I wonder what theyโ€™ll bet getting tomorrow? The advance hint is that Skirt Steak, Wagyu Broth & Octopus is out of the freezer. Watch this space. A lovely array of flavours, textures and colours for tonightโ€™s Tex-Mex dinner 3-waysโ€ฆ A cracking dinner, super-filling and actually relatively easy to prep and cook I think youโ€™ll agree? More tomorrow โ€“ ENJOY!!!

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