Baked Fish In Beer

Ingredients:

2-3 lbs. Fish (any kind)

1 garlic clove (chopped)

½ tsp. thyme

1-2 celery stalks (chopped)

2 tsp. salt

1 tbsp. parsley (chopped)

1 tsp. cayenne pepper

Juice of ½ lemon

1 small bottle beer (any kind)

2 bay leaves

Instructions:

Season fish with garlic, salt, thyme, celery, parsley, pepper and lemon. Cut into serving pieces and arrange in a greased Pyrex dish. Pour on beer, add bay leaves and cover with foil. Bake in a moderate oven until fish is cooked. Serve with vegetable salad.

Note: Fish may be pouched gently on top of stove instead of baked. 

Metai

Metai

Ingredients:
1 lb. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
oil for frying
2 cups sugar (for syrup)
1 cup water


Instructions:
Sift flour, baking soda and salt. Add enough water to mix a stiff dough. Knead dough well and let stand for a few minutes. Roll out dough and cut into thin strips. Fry in deep oil.
SYRUP:
Put sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan and boil over low heat until syrup forms a soft ball when tested in a saucer of water. After the syrup is thick enough, put in the strips of Metai and coat them with the syrup. Place sugared Metai strips on waxed paper and let cool and set. * A few drops of vanilla essence (extract) can be added to syrup mixture well it's hot. Enjoy your crunchy snack.