Category Archives: Fish

Fish Stew for 2

Fish, Hot & Spicy

Ingredients for 2

12oz/360g Fish.  Any mix of white fish, prawns and mussels

1 onion, sliced

1 clove garlic, sliced

1 teaspoonful (5ml) olive oil

1 400g tin of chopped tomatoes

6 sliced black olives

1/2 teaspoonful dried oregano

 

Method

Heat oil in a non-stick pan and cook onions and garlic gently until soft.  Add tomatoes and bring to a simmer for 10 minutes until thickened slightly.  Add the fish, oregano and olives.  Simmer for 6 to 7 minutes until the fish is cooked.  Check seasoning, add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with any simply boiled green vegetable like green beans, broccoli etc.

 

Chilli Crab and Prawn tarts

Fish, Main Courses, Starters
  • For four
  • 375 gm pack ready rolled shortcrust pastry
  • 1 bunch spring onions trimmed and finely sliced
  • 1 red chilli deseeded and finely chopped
  • 25gm butter
  • 250gm prawns
  • 170gm tinned white crab meat
  • 200ml single cream
  • 3large egg yolks
  • small bunch fresh coriander chopped
  • grated zest of 1 lime

Preheat oven to 160{fan} Use the pastry to line 4x10cm tart tins. Line with foil and baking beans and bake “blind” for 15 mins.
Meanwhile melt the butter and gently cook the spring onions and chilli for 2-3 mins. Remove from the heat and add the crab and prawns. Mix together the cream,eggyolks,coriander and lime zest in a jug.
Remove the foil and beans from the pastry cases. Spoon in the crab mixture then pour in the egg mixture. Bake for 15 mins until set but with a slight wobble. Stand for 10mins before serving.

Mackerel Pate with Fionas Beetroot Chutney

Family Favourites, Fish, Starters

  • For six
  • 200gm skinned boned smoked mackerel fillet
  • 250gm light cream cheese eg philly light
  • 75gm butter-melted gently
  • 2 teaspoons horseradish sauce
  • juice of half a lemon
  • good grind of black pepper

Put all into a food processor and whizz until smoothish
Scrape into a container, cover and place in fridge until firmed up. Serve with thin toast and beetroot chutney if available-see recipe

Will freeze really well just defrost in fridge overnight