Coleson Foods, Inc.

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Tomato Basil Dressing

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Tomato Basil Dressing

Ingredients

  • 2/3 c Grape Tomatoes
  • 6 basil leaves
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • pepper
  • 1/4 c olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic

Instructions

  • Mix all items and blend in a blender or food processor.
  • Dressing can be served hot or cold.
  • If served hot, heat the dressing in a sauté pan and add the salad to the pan and toss; then put on the plate.

Savory Spinach Salad

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Savory Spinach Salad

Course Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 c Spinach Leaves
  • 4-6 pieces Artichoke Hearts
  • 1 sliced Hearts of Palm
  • 1/3 c Feta Cheese crumbled
  • 6 pcs Kalamata Olives
  • 1/4 c  Roasted Tomatoes diced
  • 1/4 c  Sauteed Mushrooms sliced
  • Garlic Croutons

Instructions

  • Mix all ingredients in a bowl and garnish with garlic croutons. Serve.

Sauteéd Mushrooms

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Sauteéd Mushrooms

Ingredients

  • Mushrooms

Instructions

  • Sauté in olive oil until the water is out of them.
  • Do not use high heat because the mushrooms will brown and change flavors.
  • Use low or medium heat so that the water will collect in the pan and you will get more of a stewed flavor.
  • Use garlic-flavored olive oil.
  • Will keep for 10 days.

Notes

Depending on what you plan to use them for, you can cook them whole or sliced.

Escabeche (Pan Fried Fish with Filipino-Style Sweet and Sour Sauce)

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Escabeche (Pan Fried Fish with Filipino-Style Sweet and Sour Sauce)

Course Main Dish

Ingredients

  • 3 pcs Coleson's Catch Whole Gutted and Scaled Tilapia (1 lb. each) thawed
  • 1/2 c Cornstarch
  • 1 c Vegetable oil for deep frying
  • 2 Garlic cloves crushed
  • 2 Onions small white or yellow, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp Ginger sliced
  • 1/4 c Red Bell Pepper sliced
  • 1/4 c Green Bell Pepper sliced
  • 1/4 c Carrots sliced
  • 1/4 c Cucumber sliced
  • 8 Peppercorns
  • 1/4 tsp hot pepper optional
  • 1 c pouch Sweet & Sour mix dissolved in 3/4water
  • - OR -
  • 2 c Sweet & Sour Sauce bottle

Instructions

  • Heat oil until hot. Coat the fish with corn starch. Deep fry until fish is golden brown. Set aside and keep warm.
  • Saute garlic, onion, ginger, bell peppers, carrot and cucumber.
  • Add peppercorns and optional hot sauce.
  • Pour in the dissolved Sweet and Sour Mix or Sweet and Sour Sauce.
  • Stir and cook for another 5 minutes or until thick, to desired consistency
  • Add fish and simmer for about 2 minutes.
  • Serve hot.

Whole Tilapia Escabeche

Tilapia Fillets

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Whole Tilapia Escabeche

Course Main Dish
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 People

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg Coleson's Catch Whole Tilapia
  • Flour
  • Oil
  • 1 pc Yellow Onion
  • 1 pc Green Bell Pepper
  • 1 pc Red Bell Pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Thyme
  • 2 Tbsp Vinegar
  • 1/4 c Chicken Broth
  • 1/4 c White Wine
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Rinse the fish, pat dry.
  • Score the fish on both sides with a deep "tick- tac-toe" cut.
  • Season with salt and pepper and coat with flour.
  • Saute in oil until very crispy; dry it out on purpose so that the juice you put on it soaks into the meat. Set aside.
  • Saute the onions and peppers until limp-add all other items, bring to a boil.
  • Place the fish in a baking dish and cover with the onion mixture-cover and bake until tender-15-20 minutes.

Notes

Traditionally this dish is made ahead of time and served cold or at room temp. I like it hot, warm or cold. It is a kind of casual picnic item served with a hearty bread.

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