Tag: seafood
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Deep Fried Whole Prawn Wanton Wraps
I bet you find these tasty fresh prawns, wrapped in wanton sheets and twice deep fried, a real crowd-pleaser. Despite looking very hands on, they are actually easy to make. Simply De-vein and shell your favourite medium sized prawns. Leave the very last tail segment on for visual appeal. Then place each prawn diagonally on…
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Chinese Five Spice Fried Snapper Wings
Fish wings are a cut from a fish starting just after the gills and extending back to the pectoral fin. Also known as fish throats they contain a surprising amount of meat and are a real delicacy. I was given these snapper wings recently and just had to deep-fry them after marinating them in a…
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How To Prepare Abalone
Abalone are considered a delicacy world-wide and for good reason. The bit we eat is the foot that they anchor onto the seabed with. Preparing them may seem hard at first but it really is quite straight forward and worth the effort. You also get some ‘Mother of Pearl’ at the end of the process!…
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Insalata Di Polpo: Octopus Salad Antipasto
The colours, textures and flavours in this dish are so amazing that I almost couldn’t bring myself to eat it. Almost 🙂 I love the simplicity of the ingredients. All you need is some pickled baby octopus, julienned carrot and snow peas (both for crunch), some pasley/coriander and a splash of lemon. Enjoy, PK…
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Dried Crab Snack: Tamagogani
Tamagogani, a popular Japanese snack, are dried and seasoned little hermit crabs. You just know I had to try one when a friend of mine brought some back after being in Japan for a holiday. I found them overpowering fishy and with a curious sweet finish. I have since read that the best way to…
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River Cottage’s Thai Fish Curry
I couldn’t have picked a better recipe for my first ever homemade fish curry than River Cottage’s Thai Fish Curry. It is so aromatic and the flavours are perfectly balanced. You can use firm fish fillets solely or a mix of fish and crab/crayfish meat. I reckon a couple of prawns would go amiss either. Note: The…
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Easy Prawn Cocktail Salad
A prawn cocktail salad is the perfect light and easy summer lunch or dinner. Very Xmas friendly 🙂 I made a colourful salad with lots of avocado, topped it with chilled pre-cooked prawns and doused the lot with Thousand Island dressing. Secure your cooked prawns in the lead up to Christmas! Make this recipe your…
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Whole Fish Antipasto With Lemon And Mayo
This method of cooking small whole fish is as old as time. Dusted in flour, drizzled in oil and quickly cooked on the barbecue, they make for the perfect antipasto, starter or side. I was given this cooking lesson by a good friend of mine recently. We have used several locally caught Whiting and served them…
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Craigo’s BBQ Marron With Lime, Chile And Sesame Oil
PK boiled his marron and it was amazing (see Marron In Browned Butter Sauce) but I prefer mine halved and cooked on the barbie. It couldn’t be easier Whip up a batch of Garlic Butter and halve your freshly caught marron (see marroning tips here and how to halve crayfish here). Drizzle the halves with sesame oil and…
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PK’s Marron In Browned Butter Sauce
Marron meat is amazingly light and sweat. This method of boiling the meat and then warming and serving it in a browned butter sauce takes it to the next level. Your guests won’t forget this in a hurry. 🙂 Steps Catch yourself a feed of freshwater Marron. Put a pot of boiling water on and…
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