Category: Mains (Fish)

Pork, Prawn and Cabbage Dumplings

Grind: 500g pork (at least 20% fat) 250 grams shrimp, peeled and deveined  Mix with 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry) 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper Just before making dumplings, mix with 450g shredded napa cabbage 4…

Prawn Laksa by Mandy Yin From Saturday Kitchen

For the spice paste To make the spice paste, blend all of the ingredients in a food processor to a fine purée. In a large frying pan, cook the paste over a low heat for 20 minutes, until it is a rich, dark red-brown in colour…

Mitch Tonks’s roast squid stuffed with mussels, lemon and spinach

FacebookTwitterPinterest Roast squid stuffed with mussels, lemon and spinach. Photograph: Jean Cazals/The Observer Serves 4 mussels 500g fresh spinach 450g garlic 2 cloves, finely chopped olive oil dry white wine 5 tbsp dried chilli 1 fresh white breadcrumbs a handful lemon juice of 1 sea salt and freshly ground black pepper freshly grated nutmeg a…

Claudia Roden’s pan-fried red mullet with tahini sauce

FacebookTwitterPinterest Red mullet with tahini sauce. Photograph: Jean Cazals/The Observer The most popular item on the menu in the fish restaurants along the long Lebanese coast are the deep-fried red mullet that come accompanied by a tahini sauce and very thin crisp, deep-fried bread. They are fried…

Munchies Veg/Fish things to try

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qv7e83/grilled-squid-and-shrimp-with-fish-sauce-recipe https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wjv45z/mussel-clam-and-chickpea-stew-recipe https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5wkp4/classic-tomato-gazpacho-recipe https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pajymb/easy-giardiniera-recipe https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43jww3/crispy-plantain-collard-green-and-fennel-salad-recipe https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7xnp5g/miso-caesar-salad-recipe https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/gyap8j/roasted-carrots-with-tahini-and-honey-recipe                                  

Orzo with prawns, tomato and marinated feta

200g feta, broken into 1cm-2cm pieces ½ tsp chilli flakes 4 tsp fennel seeds, toasted, lightly crushed 75ml olive oil 250g orzo 3 garlic cloves, crushed 3 strips of finely shaved orange peel 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes 500ml vegetable stock 400g uncooked shelled prawns…

Asma Khan’s saag chingri

The combination of prawns and spinach is a Bengali favourite. It is a great dish to treat yourself and your friends – a dish with an expensive ingredient, combined with spinach to make it economical. Total cost: £9.99 Serves 4 raw peeled king prawns 330g turmeric powder ½…

Blackened Fish Tacos with Avocado and Coleslaw

Cut 600-700g chunky fish into cubes (monkfish is good) Marinade in the following spice mix: 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon onion powder ½ teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Now…

Paella

Serves 4 Before you start, flash fry 200g of prepared medium-sized squid, cut into rings in an extremely hot pan. Also top and tail 300g of prawns, king prawns are best. Check 250g of mussels and discard any dead ones. To cook, add 4 tbsp. olive oil to a pan and…

Curried Fish Pie – Jamie Oliver

This is adapted from Jamie Oliver’s recipe. I have made a few simplifications which seemed unnecessary but this is an amazing fish pie – just make sure you get great fresh fish – it really makes the difference. 1. Make the mashed potato You can make…

Vegetarian Paella (Based on Yotam Ottolenghi)

This is adapted from Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipe; there are some simplifications but its mostly the same. If you want to make this into a more traditional meat/fish based paella, add some chorizo to the oil before sweating the onions, exchange the veg stock with good fish…

Mae Ploy Curry Paste Recipes

These were originally sent to me by Tephparit who sells the Mae Ploy brand on ebay (where I buy mine). You can view his shop here: http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/chiangmai_products. I have made changes after I have cooked them but they remain basically the same. Mae Ploy Panang Curry…

Arroz con langosta from Morito

Originally printed on the FT Web site; http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/135f3e62-f73d-11e3-8ed6-00144feabdc0.html#axzz35S56WBpo Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1-2 small-medium native lobsters 1 celery stick, roughly chopped 1 carrot, roughly chopped 1 white onion, roughly chopped  A few parsley stalks A few black peppercorns A generous splash each of white wine and brandy Pinch saffron (20 strands)…

Pasta Puttanesca

This is adapted from Rick Stein’s Pasta Puttanesca; Feeds 4 adults. Ingredients; 4 tbsp. olive oil 500g cherry tomatoes 3 garlic cloves, chopped 1 sprig of rosemary, leaves finely chopped 4 sage leaves, shredded thinly a good pinch of dried chilli flakes 50g salted capers, excess…

Madras Fish Curry Of Snapper, Tomato And Tamarind – Rick Stein

Ingredients 60 ml vegetable oil 1 tbsp yellow mustard seeds 1 large onion, finely chopped 15g/3 cloves of garlic, finely crushed 30 fresh curry leaves 2tsp Kashmirir chili powder 2 tsp ground coriander 2 tsp turmeric 400g can chopped tomato 100ml tamarind liquid 2 green chilies,…

Dad and Donna’s Fish Stew

A good dish to prepare in advance and finish when your guests are ready to eat; Ingredients 1 medium white onion 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 carrot 1 can chopped tomatoes 500ml fish stock – home made with the fish bones if you can, reduce normal recipe by half…