Cauliflower Fish Bake

This Fish Bake is very similar to a Fish Pie although its sooooo much better for you, the cauliflower replaces the old style white sauce and tastes so much better, there is no cream, butter or cheese in this recipe and the crusty top is fantastic,you will not even miss the cheese and I guarantee once you try it, this will be on your family's "go to" list for sure :)

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 600g Cauliflower cut into florets
• 400g Fish cut into 3cm pieces (choose a firm white fleshed fish)
• 2 1/2 cups milk,
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large brown onion, peeled, finely diced
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 2 small carrots, peeled, fine diced
• 1 celery stick, fine diced
• 1 tablespoon Dill
• 4 slices bread
• S & P
  

Method:

1. Pre-heat oven to 200*c
2. Place cauliflower and milk in a medium saucepan bring to the boil and simmer for 10 mins until soft, strain the cauliflower (keeping the milk) and with a blender, blend, adding back some of the reserved milk to make a smooth puree. Season with S&P to taste.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pan over medium heat, add the onion cook for 2 mins, add the carrots, celery and garlic and cook for a further 5 mins.
4. Add to the pan the fish pieces, cauliflower puree and dill, gently stir to combine.
5. Transfer to an oven safe dish, in another bowl rip the bread into small chunks and toss with 1 tablespoon of oil, scatter the bread mix over the top of the fish.
6. Bake on the top rack of the oven for 20 mins till golden and bubbly.

We like to make ours in individual large ramekins and serve with a side salad.

Devilled Sausages

Throw the packet mix away!! this recipe is so easy and not much more preparation than the packet mix version but you'll be saving your family a whole heap of additives and preservatives they don't need, and I must say this version is heaps tastier!

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 500g beef or pork sausages
• 1 large onion sliced
• 1 large apple peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 400g can of chopped tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Method

1. Cook the sausages fry pan/bbq (I like to cook them in a 200* oven for 15- 20 mins)
2. In a large pan add olive oil and saute the sliced onion and apple until soft,
3. Add the cooked chopped (to whatever size you like) sausages to the apple and onion,
4. In the meantime combine all other ingredients together to make the sauce and add to the sausage, apple and onions after the sausages have been added, stir until sauce begins to boil then reduce heat to a simmer for about 15-20 mins. Stirring occasionally. 

Serve with Rice or our favourite, Mashed potato.

Not the most photographic meal but the kids LOVE it!!