Monte Carlo Biscuits, Fish In Tomato Sauce And Hot N Sour Cabbage by Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients For Monte Carlo Biscuits:

• Butter  190 gm
• Vanilla essence  1 tsp
• Brown sugar  1 large
• Flour  150 gm
• Baking powder  1 tsp
• Plain flour  100 gm
• Baking soda  1/2 tsp
• Desiccated coconut 75 gm
  
• Raspberry jam  1/2 cup

For The Cream Filling:

• Butter 75 gm
  
• Vanilla essence 1/2 tsp
  
• Milk  2 tsp
  
• Icing sugar  190 gm

Method:

1. Beat butter, vanilla and sugar until just combined.
2. Add egg and beat to combine.
3. Sift flours with baking soda and add to butter mixture in two batches, alternating with coconut.
4. Mix well. Roll mixture in two tsp of mixture into ovals, place on lined oven trays and flatten slightly with the back of a fork.
5. Allow room for spreading.
6. Bake at 180 degree C for seven minutes to 10 minutes.
7. Remove and cool on trays for a few minutes to cool completely.
8. To make the filling: Beat butter, vanilla, milk and icing sugar, in small bowl until fluffy.
9. Place a small amount of raspberry jam on the flat side of one biscuit and spread some icing on the flat side of a similar- sized biscuit.
10. Sandwich biscuits together.
    

Ingredients For Fish In Tomato Sauce:

• Fish  1/2 kg
  
• Lemon juice 2 tbsp
  
• Dried oregano  1/2 tsp
  
• Dried basil  1 tsp
  
• Salt  to taste
  
• Black pepper  10
  
• Garlic  2-3 cloves

For Sauce:

• Garlic chopped  6 cloves
  
• Onion chopped  1 medium
  
• Tomato puree  2 cups
  
• Tomato ketchup  3 tbsp

Method:

1. Combine lemon juice, half of the oregano, basil, salt, peppercorns and garlic and apply on the fish fillet.
2. Set aside to marinate for 30 minutes.
3. In a pan add very little oil and saute garlic and onion.
4. Add tomato puree, remaining oregano and tomato ketchup and cook.
5. Add marinated fish.
6. Cover and allow the fish to cook.
7. Serve hot.
   

Ingredients For Hot N Sour Cabbage:

• Cabbage 1
  
• Oil  2 tbsp
  
• Red chilies  12-15
  
• Salt  to taste
  
• Brown sugar 1 tbsp
  
• Soya sauce  1 tbsp
  
• Vinegar  3 tbsp
  
• Sesame oil  1 tsp

Method:

1. Heat oil, add red chilies and saute for a minute.
2. Add cabbage, mix well and saute.
3. Add salt and brown sugar and mix, add in soya sauce, vinegar and sesame oil, mix well and saute.
4. Serve hot.