I think Amy may be trying to make me quit our Recipe Roulette project. Or maybe this is retribution for the Crab Tortilla.
Whichever the case, I was not excited about “Jay’s Potato-Crusted Fish with Mango Salsa.” I rarely make fish, because the smell of raw fish pretty much kills my appetite. (Maybe I should remember that next time I try to lose weight.) But I made it anyway. Mostly. I didn’t make the mango salsa because (a) I didn’t want to buy a mango and (b) I had a jar of mango salsa in the refrigerator.
Some day, I’ll actually taste our Recipe Roulette dish. But this wasn’t the day for that. (See: Raw fish makes me gag.) My chief recipe tester wasn’t impressed. “It tastes like potato flakes and fish with salsa on top,” he said. “The flavors don’t really blend.” Later, he added: “It was awful.”
I think the take-home lesson here is that instant mashed potatoes and fish don’t mix. And that Recipe Roulette is off to a questionable start.
I have high hopes for next Monday’s recipe, though. It was Random Recipe Week, and Poppy was our random-number picker. Her choice should be equal parts delicious and fraught-with-peril.
You should definitely face the peril, no matter how perilous.
I’ve seen similar fish recipes and always thought they seemed a little, well, fishy. Potato flakes don’t even make very good mashed potatoes, I don’t see how they could make a good fish topping! Better luck next week.
Okay, I didn’t think mine turned out quite so bad. Probably something I wouldn’t make again but I did make extra servings and thought it was good enough to eat the leftovers for a couple days. But, again, I like fish.
I would like to volunteer for the job as “Random Recipe Picker” one week. : )
@Kate: You’re on! But you have to make the recipe, too.