This is a great recipe for kedgeree, lovely for tea and breakfast!. First fry the onion and pepper gently in groundnut oil until soft and slightly coloured. Next add the curry powder and fry off for a minute or two before adding the rice to coat in the spice and onion mixture. Add the stock […]
Category: Fish
Hot and sour Indonesian prawns
Ingredients: 1 tbsp groundnut oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 tbsp garlic, chopped 2 tsp ginger, chopped 2 fresh red chillies, chopped 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tbsp fish sauce 1 tsp sugar 24-30 raw tiger prawns, shelled and deveined squeeze of lemon or lime juice fresh coriander Method: Heat a […]
Coconut prawns
Ingredients: ¾ cup panko breadcrumbs ½ cup unsweetened desiccated coconut Grated zest of 1 lime 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp ground black pepper 2 eggs 18 large raw prawns, peeled, deveined with tails left intact Groundnut oil for frying Method: Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Mix panko, coconut, lime zest, salt and pepper […]
Coconut prawn curry
Ingredients: 1 cinnamon stick 1 cardamom pod 2 tsp mustard seeds 2 green chillies, chopped 1 cm piece ginger, chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 8 curry leaves (fresh or dried) 4 shallots (or 1 large onion), chopped 2 tsp turmeric 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground cumin 2 tbsp tomato puree 400g tin coconut […]
Chilli prawns with cashews
Ingredients: 24 large raw prawns 1 bunch spring onions 1 garlic clove, crushed 3 tbsp soy sauce 3 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry Pinch of black pepper 2 dried red chillies, chopped 40g cashews (unsalted) 2 tbsp groundnut oil Fresh coriander Method: In a bowl, mix together the garlic, soy, rice wine, pepper, chillies […]
Ingredients: 2 x cod fillets (skin on if possible) good slug of olive oil 3-4 spring onions Pinch of saffron 2 cloves garlic, chopped Tin of butter beans, drained and rinsed 600ml stock (vegetable or chicken) sml handful of mint leaves, chopped Method: Heat oven to 180C. Heat oil in casserole and add onions, […]
Big mack
Ingredients: 250g smoked mackerel 175g mashed potato 1 egg, beaten 2-3 spring onions, chopped 1 tbsp parsley, chopped 1 tbsp fine oatmeal or breadcrumbs groundnut oil for shallow frying Method: Skin, bone and flake the mackerel. Mix with the potato and egg. Add the spring onions and parsley. If the mixture is stiff, moisten with […]
Fish Pie
Ingredients: Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1kg potatoes 1 carrot 2 sticks of celery 150g good Cheddar cheese 1 lemon ½ a fresh red chilli 4 sprigs of fresh flat-leaf parsley 300g salmon fillets, skin off and bones removed 300g undyed smoked haddock fillets, skin off and bones removed 250g king prawns, raw, […]