My husband David made this wonderful meal – a great way to serve salmon. The recipe is in HOT PLATE Asian-Inspired Barbeque from Spirit House Restaurant and Cooking School. For the salmon cakes blend 400g (14 oz) salmon, 3 tablespoons of Thai red curry paste, an egg and 1½ tablespoons each of fish sauce and corn flour in a food…… Continue reading salmon cakes with sweet chilli and ginger sauce
Category: fish & seafood
sweet chilli and ginger squid
Smoky, spicy, sweet and tender. Pound or blend together 2 long red chillies, 1 clove of garlic and 1 coriander (cilantro) root. Heat this paste in a small saucepan adding 2 tablespoons of shredded ginger, ½ a cup of white rice vinegar and ½ a cup of caster sugar. Bring to boil then add 2…… Continue reading sweet chilli and ginger squid
prawns baked with feta
This combination of prawns with feta is a traditional Greek one which works wonderfully well. In some olive oil gently fry a finely chopped onion with 2 cloves of finely chopped garlic and a cup of chopped spring onions. When the onions have wilted, add ½ a cup of white wine and allow this to evaporate…… Continue reading prawns baked with feta
prawn, okra and tomato curry
A deliciously spicy and slightly sour curry. This curry was made with a hot Balti style curry paste. In a saucepan, melt some ghee and gently fry a diced onion, 2 finely diced cloves of garlic and a similar amount of finely diced fresh ginger. When the onions become translucent add 4 tablespoons of the…… Continue reading prawn, okra and tomato curry
smoked salmon and celeriac pie
I’ve made pies in various pie dishes, but a spring-form cake tin is by far the most successful. For this pie I used Maggie Beer’s wonderful recipe for sour cream pastry although I used light sour cream. You’ll find the recipe here. For the filling, I fried a large sliced onion and 2 diced cloves…… Continue reading smoked salmon and celeriac pie
steamed fish + vegetable stir-fry
Fish steamed in this way retains all it’s flavour and moisture. Place the fish in a shallow dish and sprinkle with a little fish sauce. Top with sliced spring onion tops, coriander, fresh chilli and kaffir lime leaf. Place the dish over boiling water and cover, steaming for approximately 10 minutes until the fish is…… Continue reading steamed fish + vegetable stir-fry
smoked salmon and eggs
This is a great combination at any time of day. Try scrambled eggs with smoked salmon for breakfast, or an omelette filled with smoked salmon and Camembert for lunch. A frittata of smoked salmon, potato and fennel is a simple and delicious meal. Boil or steam potatoes, then peel and slice them and set aside in a…… Continue reading smoked salmon and eggs
grilled salmon
This is such a simple and delicious way to cook fresh salmon fillets. The flavouring is Korean in style. Make a marinade of 2 tablespoons each of soy sauce, malt vinegar (red wine vinegar would work too) and brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil and 2 cloves of crushed garlic. Pour this over the…… Continue reading grilled salmon
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