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Fish Italian Main course Pasta

Pasta with smoked mackerel

For this pasta with smoked mackerel  recipe choose a good pasta like De Cecco which typically takes around 10-12 mins, the pasta should be cooked through but with a little bite to it.  You can’t get a better place to source mackerel than Scotland so make sure you get something that it is good quality, Italian […]

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Fish Italian Main course Pasta

Smoked salmon and creme fraiche pasta

Cook pasta until al dente in plenty salted water.  While the pasta is cooking, heat a frying pan and melt the butter and add the smoked salmon. Fry over a medium heat for a few minutes then add the peas. Stir through then add the creme fraiche. Heat through quite gently until peas are cooked […]

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Fish Italian Main course Pasta

Linguine with crab and chilli

Cook pasta in plenty salted water until al dente.  Meanwhile gently fry the chilli and garlic in the olive oil for a few minutes. Turn up the heat and add the wine. Allow to bubble and reduce by half. Add the crab meat and season. Reduce the heat and allow to warm through before checking […]

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Fish Italian Main course Pasta

Linguine with tuna and tomatoes

Cook the linguine in a large pan of boiling salted water until al dente.  In a large frying pan gently fry the garlic and chilli in about 2 tablespoons of olive oil for a few minutes. Add the tuna, capers and tomatoes and mix through. Cook for a few more minutes on quite a high […]

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Fish Italian Main course Pasta

Pasta domenica

Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling, well salted water.  Meanwhile, fry the spring onions and chilli in a generous amount of olive oil (about 3 – 4 tbsp) until softened, stirring frequently. Then add the garlic and fry for a minute or two. Add the tomato and a pinch of salt. Allow to […]

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Fish Italian Main course Pasta

Pasta with tuna, peas and parsley

This is a really simple recipe and very healthy. Boil the pasta, we use De Cecco pasta shells but any good quality pasta will do. Meanwhile add the garlic to a frying pan with olive oil. Fry gently until softened and then add the tuna, capers and tomato. Mix well and gently warm through, when […]

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Chicken Curries Fish Indian Main course

Friday night chicken and prawn curry

Heat a wok and add 2 tbsp groundnut oil. Fry the onions over a medium heat for 5-7 minutes until softened and slightly caramelised. Add the ginger garlic and chilli and fry off for a few minutes. Next add the spices and allow them to fry off before adding a pinch of salt. Add the […]

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Chicken Fish Main course Rice US/Caribbean

Jambalaya

Jambalaya is a classic one pot meal from the US/Caribbean.  If you are making some to freeze I would just add as many praws as you need for each serving each time rather than reheating them Serves 4 Cooking time 1 hour Ingredients Good slug of olive oil 100g smoked pork sausage such as chorizo […]

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Chicken Curries Fish Indian Main course

Chicken and prawn curry

Ingredients: 200g Chicken breast cut into thin slices 200g Raw prawns, peeled 1 400ml Tin coconut milk 1 level dessertspoon Paprika 1/2 tsp Turmeric 3 Large cloves garlic, crushed 2.5cm Piece of ginger, grated 1 level tbsp Coriander seeds 1 level tsp Cumin seeds Red or green chilli, chopped 1 level tbsp Tamarind paste (or […]

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Asian recipes Fish Pork Starters

Fried Vietnamese pancake

Ingredients: 100g Rice Flour 2 Eggs 175ml Coconut milk 1/2 tsp Turmeric 1/2 tsp Sugar Salt 2 tbsp Fish sauce 1 tsp Palm sugar 200g Pork fillet 8 Large prawns Black Pepper Handful of beansprouts 4 Spring onions Method: Make a batter by beating the eggs in a bowl and adding in the rice flour, […]

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Asian recipes Fish Starters

Fried Vietnamese spring rolls

Ingredients: Filling: 60g Rice noodles (thin ones) 1 Cup of raw prawns, peeled, de-veined and roughly chopped 1 Small red onion, very finely chopped 2 Spring onions, finely chopped 1 Large cloveof garlic, finely chopped 1 Carrot, peeled and grated Small handful sugar snap peas, sliced Small handful of beansprouts A few sprigs of fresh […]

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British Fish Starters

Smoked salmon fishcakes with horseradish mayo

Ingredients: 2 Medium baking potatoes, peeled and cubed 4 Spring onions, finely chopped 200g Hot smoked salmon, flaked Handful of parsley, chopped Salt and white pepper Plain flour, a couple of tablespoons 1 Egg, beaten 1 Cup panko breadcrumbs Groundnut or vegetable oil for shallow frying Method: Cook the potato in boiling salted water. Drain […]

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Fish Indian Starters

Stuffed poppadoms

Ingredients: 8 Pappads (uncooked poppadoms) Stuffing: 1 tbsp Groundnut oil 1 Onion, finely chopped 1 tsp Finely chopped garlic 1 tbsp Finely chopped root ginger 1 tsp Freshly ground black pepper Quarter tsp ground coriander Half tsp turmeric 200g Raw prawns, roughly chopped 100g Boiled potatoes, roughly chopped 1 tbsp Lemon juice Half tsp salt […]

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Asian recipes Fish Starters

Thai salmon and prawn fishcakes with fresh pickle

Put the vinegar and sugar into a small pan. Heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil and boil rapidly for 6-7 minuts until a thin syrup is formed. Pour into a bowl and leave to cool. Cut the carrot and cucumber into thin strips. Mix with the onion and chilli. add […]

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Fish Global Salads Starters

Thai style prawn and avocado salad

Ingredients: 2 Small ripe avocados, cut into small chunks 100g Cooked prawns (see Cook’s Tip) Quarter of a cucumber, peeled, seeds removed and sliced 2 Tomatoes, chopped 2 Spring onions, very finely sliced About 10 mint leaves, finely sliced 2 tbsp Chopped fresh coriander Dressing: 1 Red chilli, seeds removed and finely chopped 1 sml […]