Got a cheap, but quality cast iron pan and moka pot. I should have done this sooner. Finally understand why both my brothers passed on a full set of pots/pans hand-me-downs. Also figuring out I need a gameplan when cooking raw fish. My salmon game is trash.
A classic here is in a bowl with white rice, avocado, green onion, and toasted sesame seeds. Do some kind of teryiaki-ish glaze for it! Or do it up lemon and fresh herbs/dill with oven roasted asparagus and potatoes (bonus points for those tiny multicolor "new" potatoes; they get so creamy when roasted). Another variation is I'll rub chicken thighs in salt and pepper and sear them, take them out to sit and add more butter and cook some mushrooms in the same pan. Make a cream sauce, add the mushrooms and fond from the searing pan, pour over the chicken. Good with bread or pasta and pretty much any green veggie.
