Sea Bass with Dijon Butter Sauce

2x Sea Bass Fillets
100g Tenderstem Brocolli
100g Asparagus
100g Samphire
14 Mussels

For the Sauce

50g Butter
1 tsp Dijon Mustard
1 tsp Capers
Juice of half a Lemon

This one looks jazzy but really doesn’t take much time at all. Start off by bringing a saucepan of water to the boil and then add a generous pinch of salt. Heat another pan and fry the sea bass skin side down for about 3 minutes. After about a minute put the broccoli, asparagus and samphire into the boiling water. Cook for about 1 minute then take off the heat.

Heat another small pan and melt the butter, then add the rest of the sauce ingredients. Give everything a good stir and keep on a low heat. Turn the sea bass over and cook for a further minute, then leave in the pan but take it off the heat. Finally, in another pan steam open the mussels.

Put them in a dry pan and cover, it should take about a minute for them to open and then drain them. Put the vegetables in the centre of the plate and surround it with the mussels.

Put the sea bass on top and then drizzle over the sauce.

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Soy & Salmon Bites

200g Salmon (skinned)
1 cup Flour
Water
20ml Kikkoman Soy Sauce
10ml Ketchup
A couple of drops of Tabasco
½ tsp Paprika
Oil for frying

Cut the salmon into bite sized little chunks and leave to one side. Mix the flour with some cold water until it forms a fairly thick batter. In a wok or using a deep fryer bring the oil up to temperature. Once ready to fry dunk the salmon chunks (that rhymes…) in the batter and fry until nicely golden. While the salmon is cooking; mix together the soy, ketchup, Tabasco and paprika to make the sauce. Once the bites transfer to a bowl and toss around in the sauce. Serve with a wedge of lemon, done.

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Crayfish and Prawn Tostada

1 small Soft Tortilla Wrap
50g Cooked Cocktail Prawns
50g Cooked Crayfish Tails
Handful of Watercress
Mayonnaise
Balsamic Syrup
Oil for frying

Heat the oil in a fry pan and then add the tortilla to the pan and fry on either side until nice and golden. It should take about 2 minutes either side on a high heat.

Put the now crispy tortilla on a plate, top with the watercress and put the prawns and crayfish on top. Drizzle the mayo (I use the squeezy one) and balsamic syrup in a cheffy style and then enjoy!

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Harissa Sea Bream

1 Sea Bream Fillet
2 tsbp Plain Flour
2 Red Onions
50g Harissa Paste
40g Raisins
30g Honey
250g Cauliflower
20g Coriander
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
75ml Water
25ml Red Wine Vinegar
50g Tenderstem Brocolli

Right then, start off by prepping the veg. Either blend the cauliflower or chop it finely and then stick it in a pan and stir fry for 5 minutes. Once that’s done finely chop the onion and in the same pan, fry until just cooked. At this point add the harissa paste stir, and then add the water and vinegar.

Leave the harissa mix to reduce, while that’s doing its thing, coat the bream in flour and fry in another pan until crispy on both sides. Then, leave that to one side to rest. In yet another pan (more washing up) boil the tenderstem for about 3 minutes, you want it to be crispy.

Your harissa mix should be nicely reduced now, add the honey, cumin, paprika, raisins and cinnamon and give it all a good stir. Put the bream back in the pan and cover with the mixture.

Finally plate it all up, cauliflower and tenderstem followed by the bream and then the reduced harissa sauce. Lastly, top with the coriander, easy no?

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Coley Fillet with Teriyaki Vegetables

200g Coley fillet (Skinned)
100g Samphire
100g Tenderstem Broccoli
100g Beansprouts
20g Chopped Red Chilli
1 tsp Garlic Powder
30g Honey
60ml Kikkoman Soy Sauce

In a small bowl mix the garlic, soy and honey together. Then, in a saucepan boil the tenderstem and samphire for around 3 minutes, drain and leave to one side. In a heavy bottom pan or wok heat some oil and after seasoning well, pan fry the fish until its crispy on both sides and leave to rest in a warm place.

In the same pan stir fry the beansprouts and chilli before adding the tenderstem and samphire. Add the soy sauce mix little by little making sure the veg is properly coated.

All that’s left is to put the veg on a plate, top with the fish and enjoy!

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J. Sheekey Squid with Slow Cooked Tomatoes and Pancetta

1x Squid (Cleaned and cut into rings)
300g Cherry Tomatoes
3 Spring Onions (chopped)
1 Rasher of Bacon (cut into chunks) or Pancetta Cubes
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Garlic Powder
A handful of Rocket

This one is dead quick and looks fairly impressive too. Heat the oven to 100c and then in a wok or heavy bottomed pan fry the bacon until its nice and crispy. Turn the heat down, add the tomatoes and cook until soft. Add the paprika and garlic, stir and cook for a further few minutes.

Finally add the spring onion, mix it through and then transfer the tomato mix to a oven proof dish and stick in the oven while you sort out the squid. In a super hot pan fry the squid for about 3 minutes. Finally plate it all up and get all cheffy with a ball of rocket on the top.

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Paprika and Panko crusted Wild Halibut with Chorizo, Pickles and Samphire

200g Chunk of Wild Halibut
2 tbsp Mayonnaise
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Mixed Herbs
50g Samphire
Thumb sized piece of Chorizo
1 Small Dill Pickle
2 tbsp Panko Breadcrumbs

In a bowl mix the mayo, garlic, paprika and mixed herbs together. Put the mixture on top of the the fish and top with the panko. Bake the fish in the oven at 180c for about 15 minutes, until cooked through.

While the fish cooks, Cut the chorizo into small dice and fry in a little oil until just cooked (leave to one side). In another pan, add the samphire and just enough water to cover. Bring to boil and then turn off and leave to one side. Cut the pickle into rounds.

Once the fish is done, put on a plate, scatter the chorizo and pickle and top with the samphire. Now you have some fancy fish for your dinner!

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Super Easy Moules Mariniere

1kg Brancaster Mussels
½ Packet Potts Moules Mariniere Sauce

Honestly it cannot be simpler or faster. In a wok or large saucepan, cook the mussels in a dry pan until they’re all open (discard any that don’t open). Drain the excess liquid then add the sauce. Stir to make sure it’s all coated. Serve with some crusty bread straight from the pan.

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