About Josee Lanzi

Happy!I enjoy making people happy good food makes people happy it's my way to show love for family, friends, co workers, neighbors, I just love it! You have to eat to live right? I was born in Quebec, Canada the biggest French part of Canada. My parents had a restaurant when I grew up and grandma was a great teacher too!I also have a second passion and that is fishing I have been fishing since the age of 4 first in the rivers in Canada but then moved to Florida when I was 10 years old and fell in love with Saltwater fishing, If you don't see me in the kitchen cooking you will see me out on my boat catching fish to create yet another fresh catch of the day dish! It just doesn't get better than that and that is what I mean about simplicity at its best! Off the hook, on the plate! Sometime Off the hook is really off the hook but sometimes it's an off the hook dish I just whipped up with a few simple on hand ingredients!! Got to love that!! Doing things you love and that lets' you enjoy others and makes others happy what else could you ask for really? Every day is a new day you never know what it will bring! Making the best of everyday is what I'm all about!

Fishing adventures that are sure to end with an off the hook recipe! Webisode #9


Fish Enchiladas
1 lb white fish cooked and crumbled
10oz can enchilada sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
10 3/4oz cream of shrimp condensed soup
2 tablespoons chopped green chilies
½ cup black beans
½ cup corn
¼ cup cilantro plus 2 tablespoons
1 lime juiced
10 small flour tortillas
1 ½ cup Mexican Taco shredded cheese

Preheat oven at 375 and spray a 9 x 13 casserole and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl mix the soup and the sauce together and also set aside
Cook fish in a tablespoon of olive oil on medium high heat for 5 minutes or until fish is cooked through. Place fish in a large mixing bowl and crumble. Add black beans, corn, green chilies, ¼ cup cilantro, lime and ¾ cup sauce. Mix well
Using a small cookie scoop spoon 2 scoops of fish on flour tortilla roll and place in casserole repeat for all 10. Pour remaining sauce all over the top of the enchiladas and top with cheese and the remaining 2 tablespoons cilantro. Cover with foil and bake 35 minutes. You may serve with sour cream & lime wedges.

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Fishing aventures that are sure to end with an off the hook recipe! Webisode #8


Grouper cacciatore
1 lb grouper (cut in 4 oz pieces)
1 tablespoon Lemon pepper seasoning
3 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion chopped
2 gloves garlic fine chopped
1 red bell pepper chopped
1 cup mushroom chopped
½ cup white wine
1 can of basil crushed tomatoes
½ cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons fresh basil chopped
½ cup green olives
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoon lime juice
½ lb angle hair multigrain pasta
¼ cup parmesan cheese grated
Season both sides of fish with the lemon pepper seasoning. On medium high heat in a sauté pan heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and pan seared grouper 2 minutes on each side remove from pan and set aside. In the same pan add remaining oil and sauté onion, garlic, red pepper, mushroom for 3 minutes.
Next add wine, crushed tomatoes, chicken broth and fresh basil mix well, cover and let it simmer for 25 minutes.
After simmering for 25 minutes add olives, pepper, lime juice mix put the fish pieces back in the sauce, cover and cook additional 10 minutes.
While the fish is cooking in the sauce in a separate large pot bring water to a boil and cook angel hair pasta according to package and drain.
Serve fish cacciatore over pasta and top with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.

Red Grouper season is open!

Offshore fishing adventure that is sure to end with an off the hook recipe!


Perfect fried fish
Prep: 8 min Cook:9 min Serve: 4
1 ½ lbs white grunt or any white fish
2 eggs
Pinch of sea salt & cracked black pepper
½ cup crushed Ritz crackers
½ cup instant potato flakes
½ cup Italian bread crumbs
2 cups canola oil.
Lemon wedges to squeeze on top of fried fish
Add oil to a deep frying pan or cast iron pan on medium heat and let it heat up to 350 degrees no more then 375 degrees.
Start by mixing the eggs, sea salt & pepper together in a bowl. Add fish and coat on all sides.
In a separate shallow dish mix well crackers, potato flakes and bread crumbs.
Take your fish out of the egg mixture and tossed gently in the breading and coat well on all sides.
Add to frying oil and fry 5 minutes on first side until breading start to golden a little flip and cook additional 4 minutes. Remove and place on paper towel to drain any excess oil.
Squeeze some lemon juice over fish serve immediately

Perfect fried fish

Join me tomorrow for a fishing adventure that is sure to end with an off the hook recipe! Sunday 8am.

Catching pinfish for offshore fishing trip! Sunday 8am.

Sunday 8am.

Offshore fishing adventures that are sure to end with an off the hook recipe!

Hogfish with orange sauce
Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 6 minutes Serve: 2
2 hogfish filet (you may substitute with orange roughy or flounder)
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
¼ teaspoon Sea salt
½ teaspoon old bay seasoning
¼ cup orange juice
2 tablespoons dry white wine
1 shallot chopped fine or ¼ cup red onion chopped fine
2 tablespoons butter.

On stove top on medium high heat in a sauce pan add orange juice, wine and shallots bring to a boil and let it reduce by half. Next add butter and whisk until butter is all melted and well incorporated.
Drizzle fish with1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil season fish on both side with sea salt and old bay seasonings.
In a frying pan on medium high heat add 1 tablespoon of olive oil cook filets for 4 minutes, turn and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Until fish is white all the way through do not overcook.
Place ½ of the sauce in a plate and top with filet do this for both filets. You may garnish with scallions and orange zest. (Optional)

Off the Hook on the Plate webisode #5, Sunday 8am!


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Fish Cakes
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 11 minutes
Servings: 8
1 pound Tilapia filet chopped very small (I use local caught white grunts)
1/4 cup green or red sweet pepper chopped small
1/4 cup celery chopped fine
1/4 cup(s) of onion chopped fine
2 tablespoon cilantro chopped
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 egg
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoon Old bay seasoning
3/4 cup Ritz crackers crushed fine
1/2 cup flour
2 cups canola oil
Put oil in a pan and heat to 375 degrees.
In a separate bowl add flour and the remaining 1 tsp of old bay seasoning mix.
Chopped fish, celery, pepper, onion and cilantro add to a mixing bowl., Next add mustard, egg, sea salt, pepper, remaining teaspoon old bay seasoning and the Ritz crushed crackers mix all well.
With a cookie scoop form 16 cakes. Pat each down to a patty gently coating each with flour mixture and place in oil and fry 6 minutes turn and fry an additional 5 minutes they will be a golden color. On a plate with lined with paper towel put fried fish cakes to drain some of the excess oil. Serve with your favorite ramoulade, tartar sauce or mango salsa.Bon Appetit!

Appetizer

Off the Hook on the Plate webisode # 4, Sunday 8am.

Got to love it!

Join me tomorrow for a fun fishing adventure that is sure to end with an Off the Hook recipe!