This is an open-air restaurant on a
lagoon with a great atmosphere and good
food. The specialty is fresh fish.
Following is the Tidepools’ Recipe for
Tropical Crusted Fresh Island Fish with
Lemon Grass Buerrre Blanc.
Ingredients:
Fish: 4 Ea/4oz fresh fish fillet,
skinless, boneless; 2 ea whole eggs,
whisk; 2 cups All Purpose flour, 2 oz
salad oil.
Tropical Breading: 1/2 cup toasted
coconut flakes; 1/2 cup toasted chopped
macadamia nuts; 1/2 cup banana chips,
dried; 1/2 cup candied papay; 1/2 cup
candied pineapple; 1/4 cup chopped
cilantro; 1 cup bread crumbs; to taste
kosher salt. Lemon Grass Beurre Blanc:
2 pcs kaffer lime leaf; 2 tbsp lemon
grass; 1/2 tsp ginger, chopped; 1 tsp
shallots, chopped; 4 oz white wine;
2 oz heavy cream; 1 tsp parsley,
chopped; 1 tsp cooking oil; 4 oz butter
(cut into medium pieces).
Method: Dredge fish in flour then in
the whisked eggs, then the tropical
breading; saute with 1 oz of salad oil.
Serve sauce over crusted fish.
Tropical Breading: Combine all
ingredients in a food processor until
very fine.
Lemon Grass Beurre Blanc: In a small
sauce pan, add oil (vegetable preferred)
and heat on medium flame. When pan is
hot, add shallots, lemon grass and
kaffer lime leaf (careful to not let it
burn). Add whie wine and heavy cream.
Let it reduce until 1/2 liquid is gone
and starts to thicken. Slowly add
butter one piece at a time, but at the
same time keep whipping with a wire
whisk. When butter is gone, add
chopped cilantro. Enjoy!