One of the many things I’ve gotten into while here in Australia, as previously posted, is rugby. More scoring than hockey, more action than American-style football, it’s NOT soccer … Rugby has a lot of things going for it. *grin*
Three separate styles of rugby are predominantly played in Australia: (1) Aussie rules, (2) rugby union (which was the style I played in Cairns), and (3) rugby league. Think of rugby league as a marriage of rugby union and American-style football, only no padding, very few stoppages in play, and a LOT more smashing! Now THERE’S a recipe for a great game!
After our second day in the pool at ProDive, I headed out for a quick bite to eat before heading to The Courthouse Hotel & Bar (coincidentally our rugby team’s local sponsor) to watch the National Rugby Leagues Grand Final game … B-I-G deal in Queensland … B-I-G!
Although I haven’t been here in Australia that long, I’ve latched on to a couple of teams more strongly than others, and I’m happy to say that the Brisbane Broncos (“my team”) made it to the Grand Final and WON!
A little bit of a Cinderella story: the Broncos went through a rough patch mid-season, lost of a LOT of games, but re-gained their composure by season’s end and developed some momentum going into the Grand Final, leading them to win the season.
“My guy”: Darren Lockyer. Many are arguing he’s one of the greatest players in the history of rugby league .. and he’s my age??!! (29) Geez, makes you wonder what you’ve done with your own life, eh? LOL
Cairns, given that it’s on the ocean, not surprisingly has some great seafood restaurants throughout the city. 2Fish is a tasty joint, serving up fresh fresh fresh locally-caught seafood in fusion-like ways. I’ve made coconut-battered shrimp many times at home. Don’t be intimidated – you can do it without a formal deep-fryer yourself, it just means you have to watch your oil temperature carefully using a thermometer. I ate nunagai (a local fish), but no reason you can't use any other type of firm fish (<- which won't fall apart in the deep fryer!) or shrimp (<- my recommendation).
I've used the below recipe from AllRecipes.com a number of times ... pretty reliable.
Ingredients:
2 quarts vegetable oil for frying
10 ounces orange marmalade
3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
3 tablespoons prepared mustard
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon curry powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/3 cup beer
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails attached
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
8 ounces unsweetened flaked coconut
Method:
1) Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together marmalade, horseradish and mustard; set aside.
2) Combine 3/4 cup flour, baking powder, paprika, curry powder, salt and cayenne. Stir in beer.
3) Dredge shrimp in 1/4 cup flour, dip in beer batter and roll in coconut.
4) Fry shrimp in hot oil until golden on both sides. Drain briefly and serve with dipping sauce of choice.
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