Seafood Pot Pies Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! I love pot pies as there’s no pastry base to fiddle around blind baking, just a flaky golden pastry lid. You can bake them in a ramekin, ovenproof bowl or soufflé dish and fill them with virtually anything […]
Swordfish à la Bouillabaisse Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class featuring the food of Provence! It’s impossible to create an authentic bouillabaisse on a small scale due to the variety and species of fish required but, in Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child uses the same flavourings and technique […]
Fish Katsu Sando Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Japanese cooking class Inspired by Hideo Dekura! Use any firm, thick, white-fleshed fish for these delicious sandwiches which are traditionally made with pork schnitzel (tonkatsu). Crumbed prawns or chicken work wonderfully too – it’s really all about that spicy tonkatsu sauce. I like mine quite […]
Caribbean Fried Fish Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Caribbean cooking class inspired by Paul Carmichael! My recipe for Caribbean fried fish came about when I wanted a pescatarian-friendly version of Paul Carmichael’s Bajan fried chicken. Crumbed pan-fried flying fish is a specialty of Barbados and I think flathead makes a great alternative. You’ll […]
Sweet & Sour Fish Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Malaysian cooking class! Marinating prawns in bicarbonate of soda is a common trick to ensure they’re plump and juicy when cooked. It’s called ‘velveting’ as it also gives them a lovely smooth texture – and it works just as well with meat and fish. […]
Potted Trout Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! Potting is an old English technique for preserving meat or seafood by storing it under a layer of fat, similar to French confit or rillettes. The food was traditionally cooked thoroughly to eliminate excess moisture then packed into a ceramic pot. Meats with […]
Thai Fish Cakes Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! In Thai cuisine, dishes such as fish cakes and spring rolls are snacks, often bought from street vendors between meals. Thai fish cakes, tod man pla, have a springy texture, achieved by repeatedly ‘slapping’ the minced fish against […]
Portuguese Sardine Pate Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Portuguese cooking class! Sardines abound in Portuguese waters and are one of the country’s most popular fish, with each person consuming an average of 5kg per year. Lisbon’s annual sardine festival sees the streets filled with parties, parades and makeshift charcoal grilling stations cooking so […]
Aussie Solomon Gundy Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Caribbean cooking class inspired by Paul Carmichael! Solomon Gundy is a classic Jamaican spread (also called solomon-a-gundy) made from heavily salted herring so strongly smoked that the flesh turns a reddish brown (thus ‘red herrings’). The rather odd sounding name comes from the old-fashioned English […]
Potato, Smoked Eel & Fontina Tart Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Northern Italian cooking class inspired by Alessandro Pavoni! This deliciously versatile potato & fontina tart can be vegetarian, but potatoes and smoked fish are such natural partners that I sometimes add smoked eel. Hot-smoked rainbow trout also works; either way use about […]
