Fish & Seafood Recipes

Food From The Sea: Crispy Salt & Pepper Cuttlefish

  • 11 Nov 2024

Cuttlefish is a great lower cost sustainable alternative to squid and is just as delicious in dishes such as Crispy Salt & Pepper Cuttlefish.

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Recipes from the Sea: Whole Roasted Plaice with Garlic, Sage & Lemon Butter Sauce

  • 11 Sept 2024

Whole Roasted Plaice with Sage, Garlic & Lemon Butter Sauce

Simple recipe that makes whole fish cookery really easy and delicious. 

Serves 2

 

To make this recipe you will need:

  • 500g potatoes, cut into wedges
  • Olive oil to drizzle
  • Cornish sea salt flakes
  • 2 lemons, 1 thinly sliced, ½ juiced and ½ cut into wedges to serve
  • 75g butter, plus an extra knob for frying
  • 3 fresh sage sprigs, leaves finely chopped, a few reserved whole
  • 5 whole garlic cloves
  • 1  whole plaice

And here’s how to do it…


1. Heat the oven to 180°C.

2. Put the garlic cloves with a sprinkle of sea salt, black pepper and a drizzle of olive oil in a small roasting tin and pop in the oven for about 20 minutes until soft.

3. Toss the potatoes in a large roasting tin with a good drizzle of oil and season with sea salt and black pepper. Nestle the lemon slices among the potatoes, then roast for 40 minutes, turning halfway through, until golden and crisp.

4. Meanwhile, melt the 75g butter in a sauté pan over a low-medium heat and fry the whole sage leaves until crisp, then drain on kitchen paper and set aside.

5. Gently heat the butter in the pan until it begins to brown and smell nutty (don’t let it burn). Add a little lemon juice (be careful as it may spit), then stir in the roasted garlic and chopped sage. Cook for another minute or so until the sage turns crisp, then transfer to a bowl and keep warm. Don’t wash the pan.

6. Once the potatoes are crisp, lay the whole plaice on top and drizzle with a tablespoon of the sage & garlic butter. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the fish is just cooked. When you insert a small knife, the delicate flesh should be opaque and flaky.

7. Once the plaice is cooked scatter with the fried sage leaves and drizzle with the remaining sage & garlic butter. Serve with lemon wedges.

 

Serve with wilted spinach, kale or seasonal greens or alternatively alongside a fresh crisp salad.

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Cornish Mackerel, New Potatoes & Vibrant Green Sauce

  • 9 Sept 2024

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Baked Cornish Mackerel with New Potatoes & a Vibrant Green Sauce

This is our version of a great seasonal recipe by Gill Meller. 

It is simple to make in less than 45 minutes and tastes full of fresh greens and oily mackerel.

Fantastic serviced with a crisp green salad. Serves 4

 

To make this recipe you will need:

  • 2 Packs of Cornish Mackerel Butterflied or Fillets (about 8 fillets is good)
  • 6 Medium size potatoes - scrubbed and halved
  • Zest of 1 Lemon
  • Some Bay Leaves - about 6
  • 3 small red or white onions - or a mix of the two
  • 4 or 5 stalks of spring onions (optional)

FOR THE GREEN SAUCE

  • Big handful of parsley
  • Small handful of mint
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • 3 tsp mustard - we used Dijon
  • 2 cloves of garlic - grated
  • 8 anchovy fillets in oil
  • 2 tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 4 tbsp of olive oil
  • Cornish Seasalt and Pepper to taste

And here’s how to do it…

First make the green sauce. You cannot go wrong with this - make it to your tastes!

1. Place the parsley and mint on a board and chop it all up.

2. Add the capers, mustard, anchovies and grated garlic and carry on chopping until it’s all fairly fine.

3. Spoon into a bowl and add the vinegar and olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.

4. It should have a loose-ish consistency, a bit like a dressing, so add a splash more oil or a tiny dash of water if it’s a bit thick.

5. Scrub the new potatoes to remove any grit or soil.

6. Halve the big ones, then arrange them over a large baking tray in a single layer.

7. Trickle over olive oil and season them well with salt and pepper.

8. Place the potatoes into a hot oven, about 200°C, and roast them for 15 to 20 minutes.

9. Remove the tray from the oven and scatter over the bay leaves, sliced red onions and lemon zest.

10, Turn everything together and return to the oven for a further 12–15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender and golden.

11. Cut the mackerel fillets in half, drizzle them with the remaining olive oil and season them all over with a little salt and pepper.

12. Place the fish on top of the potatoes and return to the oven for about 5 minutes; this should be enough to cook the mackerel through.

12. Remove the tray from the oven and dot all over with the green herb sauce.

13. Serve at once with a nice crisp green salad.

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Recipes From The Sea: BBQ Hake with Garlic, Lemon & Rosemary

  • 9 Aug 2024

 

Barbecue Hake with lemon, garlic & rosemary

Fantastic served with crusty bread and a green salad

 

Serves 2

 

To make this recipe you will need:

2 x 150g Cornish Hake
2 sprigs rosemary
Olive oil
3 garlic cloves, crushed
Pinch Cornish sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 unwaxed lemon
 

 

And here’s how to make it…

Put a large piece of tin foil and the same size piece of greaseproof together ( large enough to wrap the hake in).
 
Slice the lemon & crush the garlic cloves.
 
Put the first piece of hake skin down. layer with slices of lemon, crushed garlic and rosemary. Place the other piece of hake on top skin side up.
 
Drizzle with olive oil and wrap as a parcel with the tin foil on the outside sealing the fish and juices inside.
 
Bake either in an oven at 200C and then finosh the fish directly over the barbecue embers for that smoky taste or cook the whole parcel on the barbecue. Cooking time is 30 to 40 minutes depending on the temperature of your barbecue.
 
The fish is done when it flakes easily.
 
Photo credit: Borough Market
 
 

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Recipes From The Sea: Chilli Squid

  • 9 Aug 2024

 

Barbecue Chilli Squid

Delicious and quick squid recipe perfect for summer barbecues.

 

Serves 2

 

To make this recipe you will need:

300g Cornish cleaned squid
1 - 2 red chillies
3 spring onions
Olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
Pinch Cornish sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 unwaxed lemon
 

 

And here’s how to make it…

Wash ansd slice the squid in to rings about 1/2 cm wide.
Finely chop the chilli, garlic and spring onions.
 
Put a large pan on the heat and saute the chili, garlic and spring onion for a 2-3 minutes. Add in the squid and fry for 5-7 minutes until they start to turn opaque. Then season with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.
 
 

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Recipes From The Sea: Grilled Cuttlefish with Garlic, Herbs & Lemon

  • 9 Aug 2024

 

Grilled Cuttlefish with Lemon, Garlic & Herbs

Simple cuttlefish recipe which cooks in minutes and make the most of this deafood delicacy.

 

Serves 2

 

To make this recipe you will need:

300g Cornish cuttlefish
Olive oil
Seasonal herbs e.g orgeano & thyme
2 garlic cloves, crushed
Pinch Cornish sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Juice of 1 lemon
 

 

And here’s how to make it…

Put the cuttlefish, herbs, garlic, and lemon juice in to a bowl and mix together. Leave to marinate for at 30 minutes.
 
Make sure your barbecue or grill is a med high heat. Put the cuttlefish on the grill and gril for 2-3 minutes turning frequently so they are slightly chargrilled but not over cooked.
 
Remove from the grill, season with a little salt, drizzle of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice.
 

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Recipes From The Sea: Mackerel en papillote

  • 9 Aug 2024

 

Barbecued Mackerel en papillote

Beautiful fresh & simple recipe to make the most of Cornish mackerel.

 

Serves 2

 

To make this recipe you will need:

2 Butterflied Mackerel
3 spring onions
1/4 bunch lemon thyme
Pinch Cornish sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 large lemon, unwaxed

 

And here’s how to make it…

Place a piece of greaseproof paper over a piece of tin foil large enough to create a parcel around your fish.
 
Slice the lemon and spring onions.

Put the fish on the greaseproof, cover with the lemons, spring onions, lemon thyme, and season with salt and pepper.

Close up the parcel and plae on your barbecue for about 12 minutes.
 
Carefully open up the parcel, check your fish is flaking and cooked, then you are ready to serve!
 
 
Recipe from frenchgirlcuisine.com

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Recipes From The Sea: Cornish King Crab BBQ

  • 24 Jul 2024

 

Barbecued Cornish King Crab with Chilli Garlic Butter

Cornish king crab (also known as Spider Crab) is best cooked simply.

This recipe from Petersham Nurseries is perfect for summer barbecues and is really easy to make.

 

Serves 2

 

To make this recipe you will need:

1 whole spider crab
10g red chilli, finely chopped
10g garlic paste
1/4 bunch flat leaf parsley
50g butter
30g sea salt
20ml olive oil
1/2 large lemon, unwaxed

 

And here’s how to make it…

Clean the spider crab by thoroughly scrubbing the legs and body.

Cut along the top of the body to release the main shell of the crab. Reserve for stocks, soups or alternative dishes.

Remove the gills, sometimes know as dead man’s fingers, from the crab.

Cut the crab in half down the middle, this will leave 2 portions of crab ready for grilling.

Season the crab heavily with the salt and the olive oil.

In a pan gently cook the chilli and the garlic in the butter and then add the chopped parsley to finish.
 
Place the crab onto the grill and cook for 4 four minutes each side.

Place the crab onto a plate and pour the butter over the top. Serve with a wedge of lemon.
 
Serve as part of a mixed barbecue platter or enjoy with a crisp glass of white wine, fresh green salad and crusty bread.
 
Recipe from Petersham Nurseries via Homes & Gardens Magazine

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Recipes From The Sea: Cornish King Crab Sandwiches

  • 22 Jul 2024

King Crab Sandwich Recipe

King Crab (or spider crab) is a prized delicacy in Spain & France. Caught in abundance around the Cornish coast this highly sustainable seafood is caught in pots. It's sweet delicate meat is perfect for a whole range of crab dishes including this simple crab sandwich which takes just 5 minutes to make.

In season from March to September.

This recipe makes 2 servings.

You will need:

120g fresh Cornish spider crab meat
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
Pinch of Cornish sea salt
Pinch of pepper
4 slices of chunky wholegrain bread

How to make:

Add 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon of sweet chilli sauce, and a pinch of black pepper and salt to the fresh spider crab meat and mix together.
Stir in 2 more tablespoons of mayonnaise (or to the consistency you prefer).
Butter your slices of chunky bread, spoon on the crab mix, and sandwich with another slice of bread on top.
Serve with a little side salad and crisps for the perfect lunchtime snack.

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