Halibut Non-Tacos

New Seasons had wild Alaskan halibut on sale this past weekend, so I stocked up. Saturday night I simply baked some with some lemon and fresh dill, but tonight Husband requested tacos so I did what I did best these days and bastardized some random online recipes.

I made some black beans to go on the side. I cheated and used canned ones (don't tell my ND!), but it was quick, easy, and good so it was worth a small cheat. I simply mixed the following in a pot, boiled it, and then let it simmer while I made the rest of the dinner.

• Can of black beans
• 1/2 a small onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• dash of cayenne
• dash of chili powder

For the cabbage slaw, I used the following:

• One small thinly sliced green or red cabbage
• 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
• 2 Tbsp lime juice
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 tsp salt

Mix all of these ingredients together in a bowl and chill until ready to serve.

For the halibut, I used the following:

• 1 Tbsp lime juice
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 3/4 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• dash of cayenne

Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl, add the fish to the mixture, toss to coat, and chill it for 20-30  minutes.

• After the fish has marinated, heat 2 tsp oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and add the fish
• Heat the fish for about 3 minutes on each side
• Once the fish is done, remove from heat and flake it into chunks
• Place slaw on plate, then halibut, then avocado slices with some salsa on the side
• Serve and enjoy!

Jerk Pork Stew

Blogging take two. I clearly failed at my last attempt, but let's give this another try.

Lately, I have been missing being able to use my crock pot on the weekends, so I have started finding slow cooker recipes that I can bastardize and make into SIBO-friendly ones. Yesterday, I made a jerk pork stew that was quite delicious. Husband gave it 4.5 out of 5 ... he wasn't sure what could have made it any better though.

Here is my bastardized version of the original recipe that I found in an old crockpot cookbook - the original recipe was actually called Jerk Pork and Sweet Potato Stew. Oh, carby goodness, we will meet again some day; but until then ...

Jerk Pork Stew
2 Tbsp almond flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1.5 lbs pork shoulder stew meat
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 medium oninon, chopped
12 oz frozen green beans, cut
5 large carrots
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 medium jalepeno pepper, cored, seeded, and minced
1/8 tsp ground allspice
1/4 cup minced green onions, divided
1 cup chicken broth
1 Tbsp lime juice

• Combine flour, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, and pork in bowl. Mix until pork is well coated.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add pork and brown on both sides. (About 5 mins)
• Transfer to crock pot
• Add onion through allspice, and add 2 Tbsp on the green onions and the broth
• Stir, cover, and cook on low for 6 hours
• Stir in lime juice and remaining 2 Tbsp green onions
• Serve and enjoy

*I served Husband's over some steamed white rice, which the original recipe suggested.