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.
Five Spice Fish Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class inspired by Mark Jensen! The Chinese five-spice marinade that chef Mark Jensen used for quail at Sydney’s Red Lantern Vietnamese restaurant was aromatic with star anise, cloves, cinnamon, fennel and Sichuan pepper. And it’s just as good with seafood as it is […]
Basque-style Octopus Braise Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! This Basque-style octopus braise is inspired by a veal dish from the town of Espelette, famous for its dried mild red peppers. I wanted to create a pescatarian-friendly version, but it’s challenging finding seafood that can stand up […]
Spice-Rubbed Leatherjacket Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Middle Eastern cooking class inspired by Michael Rantissi! I love the thick flaky texture of the fish in this spice-rubbed leatherjacket recipe, but you could use any firm-fleshed fish, whole or fillets, including some of the oilier ones like mackerel or tuna as they’ll stand up […]
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, I use it for these Thai seafood skewers because its meatiness provides a good pescatarian alternative to the grilled beef skewers often seen in southern Thailand. You can […]
Lemon-cured Tuna with Herb Salad Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class inspired by Mark Jensen! Bò tái chanh is a classic Vietnamese dish made by briefly curing raw beef in a lemon marinade. Lemon-cured tuna makes a great pescatarian alternative to this easy dish. Whatever protein you use, it’s 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 […]
