How To Cook Prawns for Sushi Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Ever wondered how to cook prawns for sushi so that they sit flat across the rice? Normally, when prawns are boiled they curl. But prawns used for sushi need to be straight. Here’s how to […]
How To Slice Fish For Sushi & Sashimi Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Sushi and sashimi are two of Japan’s most popular seafood dishes. But what’s the difference between sushi and sashimi? Sashimi is raw fish without rice, whereas sushi always contains rice. In Japan a […]
How To Clean Squid Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Squid, and their cephalopod cousins – calamari, octopus and cuttlefish – are relatively inexpensive and good value as there’s very little waste. They’re also very easy to clean and prepare, so it’s worthwhile buying whole fresh Australian […]
How To Remove Pin-Bones From Fish Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Fish fillets are versatile, tasty and easy to cook. They’re a lot more enjoyable to eat if you take a few minutes to remove any pin-bones before cooking them. Pin-bones are the fine, flexible bones […]
How To Cook Crispy Skinned Fish Perfectly Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Crispy skinned fish fillets are delicious and look great too. Even if you don’t like eating fish skin, it’s worth cooking fillets with the skin on as it helps protect the delicate flesh from […]
How To Clean A Crab Master Deliciously Simple Singapore Chilli Crab Live Crabs It is neither humane nor good cooking practice to put an animal that hasn’t first been killed humanely into boiling water as the stress will make the meat tough. As most amateur cooks don’t have the skills to kill an animal humanely, […]
How To Grill Prawns (Shrimp) Find Deliciously Simple Prawn Recipes Here I always grill prawns in their shells without turning them onto the flesh side. The shell protects the delicate meat from overcooking and keeps them deliciously juicy and tender. I find it easiest to remove the heads before cooking them as they fit in […]
How To Make Ground Dried Prawns Master More Thai Kitchen Basics With This Online Thai Cooking Class Inspired By David Thompson Ground dried prawns, kung haeng in Thai, are used in many Asian dishes – and good ones can become addictive. They’re essential in some curry pastes, such as Thai sour orange curry, and delicious […]
How To Store Prawns (Shrimp) Find Deliciously Simple Prawn Recipes Here Once they’re taken out of the water, prawns oxidise quickly and blacken around the head and joints, just like some fruits turn brown shortly after being cut. This harmless but unsightly discolouration can be prevented by adding sulphur, freezing, cooking or peeling them. Peeled […]
How To Boil Prawns (Shrimp) Find Deliciously Simple Prawn Recipes Here It’s essential to buy raw (green) prawns for cooking, as reheated cooked prawns will be tough. While pre-cooked prawns are a convenient standby, there’s a big difference in the texture and flavour of prawns you’ve cooked yourself. You’ll need: large saucepan natural cooking salt […]
