I spent most of my career working with seafood while running Australia’s largest recreational cooking school, Sydney Seafood School at Sydney Fish Market. I love the quality and diversity of Australian seafood and I’ve learnt a bit about preparing it from my chef friends over the years, we even wrote a book on it! Here are some of my favourite seafood recipes.
Snapper with Herb Stuffing Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class inspired by Giovanni Pilu! I didn’t really care for stuffings until I cooked this snapper with herb stuffing, inspired by a dish Sardinian chef Giovanni Pilu served me. Herbs, including rosemary, thyme and oregano grow wild throughout Sardinia and are known […]
Persian Minced Tuna Kebabs Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Persian cooking class! Persians love all sorts of kebabs and these minced tuna kebabs are a great alternative to the lamb-based kabab koobideh so popular in Persian cuisine. Cooking time will depend on how thinly you roll the mince and on the heat of […]
Aromatic Thai Tuna Skewers Master More Thai Recipes With This Online Thai Cooking Class Inspired By David Thompson While tuna isn’t a traditional species in Thai cuisine, its meatiness provides a good pescatarian alternative to the grilled beef skewers often seen in southern Thailand. This recipe is inspired by one from David Thompson, who suggests […]
Lemon-cured Tuna with Herb Salad Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class inspired by Mark Jensen! One of my favourite Vietnamese dishes is bo tai chanh, a salad of beef cured in lemon juice, and the same method works just as well with tuna. Whatever protein you use, it’s a very quick […]
Salmon with Fregola Salad Like fregola?You’ll love my online Italian cooking class featuring the food of Sardinia! This baked salmon with fregola salad is a great dinner party dish as it’s both easy and impressive. The fregola salad was taught to me by chef Giovanni Pilu, from Pilu at Freshwater, who usually serves it with […]
Swiss Salmon in Cream Sauce Discover more delicious Swiss dishes on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! This delicious salmon in cream sauce recipe is inspired by a Swiss dish called voressen that’s usually made with lamb or chicken in the Emmental. Use sashimi-grade fish, which virtually all farmed salmon is, and […]
Salmon Wellington Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! Traditional beef Wellington is a series of parcels – beef wrapped in mushroom, wrapped in crêpe, wrapped in pastry – and the method can easily be adapted to other proteins, especially salmon which looks very pretty with its orange flesh contrasting against the […]
Southern Fried Salmon Like this recipe? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! While fried chicken is the Southern classic, a similar process works just as well with fish in this delicious Southern fried salmon recipe. You can use any firm-fleshed fish; I love salmon as its oiliness echoes […]
Seared Tuna with Garlic Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Asian home cooking class inspired by Cheong Liew! The sauce that chef Cheong Liew serves with thin slices of poached pork is equally delicious in this dish of seared tuna with garlic sauce. As the tuna is quite rare, almost raw, it’s important […]
Grilled Provençal Prawns with Ratatouille Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class featuring the food of Provence! The biggest mistake home cooks make when preparing seafood is overcooking it. This is especially true with prawns which are tender, sweet and delicious when cooked properly, but too often end up rubbery and tasteless […]
