Kids' and grown ups' favourites

I had made a reservation at Zuma http://www.zumarestaurant.com for Friday night. It is one of my absolute favourite restaurants in London and because you need to book sort of 2 months in advance we rarely make it. So big anticipation and I was not disappointed. Killer sushi, sashimi, seared tuna, crispy fried squid combined with a great bar for enticing cocktails. 

Of course the kids needed a treat too. Their favourite food is homemade fish fingers with mash and peas, and on this occasion I also made pea pure with cream and butter. I usually do a large batch of fish fingers and keep them breadcrumb-coated in the freezer.  

Fish fingers

Ingredients 

400g haddock fillets

1 egg

1/2 dl milk

1/2 dl flour 2 dl breadcrumbs (preferably Japanese panko)

butter for frying

salt

Preparation

Mix the egg with the milk in a shallow bowl. Mix the flour with breadcrumbs on a plate. Cut the fish in fish finger like shapes and season with salt. Dip first in the milk/egg mix and then coat with the flour/breadcrumbs. Heat some butter in a frying pan and fry on medium heat until golden.

Pea pure
Ingredients
1 1/2 dl peas
1 dl cream
1 tbsp butter
salt and pepper to season

Preparation
Add the peas, cream and butter in a small pan. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Boil for 5 min then process with handmixer or blender. 

Serve with mash (potato and parsnip is another favourite). 

Potato and jerusalem artichoke mash

Here is the recipe of the mash we ate with the pork and apple sausages and brussels sprouts.

Ingredients (for the four of us)
3 large potatoes, preferably king edward
2-3 jerusalem artichokes
2 tbsp butter
1/2 dl cream
salt and pepper

Preparation
Peel the potatoes and jerusalem artichokes. Place in pan with salted water, bring to a boil and leave until very tender. When done leave to steam for a bit. Then add butter and cream and mix with beaters to a lovely fluffy mash. Season.