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Black Bream with Couscous and Tapenade
Line-caught bream is back on the stall. This is a recipe that is extremely simple, packs a punch of flavour, and being of Mediterranean...

Bute St Seafoodie
Aug 8, 20192 min read


Tapenade
The quantities below make sufficient for 2 servings of the recipe I have posted it to accompany, Black Bream with Couscous and Tapenade. ...

Bute St Seafoodie
Aug 8, 20191 min read


Poached Skate with Moroccan Flavours
It looks like we’re seeing the re-start of the skate, and hopefully will continue to see it on the stall for the coming months. So...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 16, 20193 min read


Escabeche of Mackerel
Spanking-fresh mackerel needs little or no cooking. And there is no question in my mind that by far the best mackerel I've had the...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 16, 20192 min read


Crab and Chorizo Croquetas with Pea Mayonnaise
A twist on the classic Spanish croqueta containing crab and chorizo in a thick Béchamel sauce and coated in Panko breadcrumbs.

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 16, 20194 min read


Peppered Mackerel with Beetroot
It is common to find peppered smoked mackerel, and tasty it is too. So that serves to inform that mackerel and pepper are a pairing that...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 14, 20193 min read


Baked Skate Wing with Mint and Spring Onion
Skate, shark and huss are among the group of cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), in that their skeleton is made up of cartilage rather...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 12, 20192 min read


Scallop Stir-fry
A great friend of mine is originally from Hong Kong. I asked him what his favourite seafood dish from home was and his response was: "I...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 10, 20193 min read


Grilled Mackerel al Pimentón
How do you know if a mackerel is fresh? Simple. Pick it up by the tail and hold it out horizontally. If it sticks out of your hand...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 8, 20192 min read


Turkish "Fishwich" (Balik Ekmek)
Under the Galata Bridge and along the nearby banks of the river, where the Golden Horn meets the Sea of Marmara, there are lots of small...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 6, 20193 min read


Mackerel "Recheade"
Keith Floyd was a genius! He managed to travel the world, unearth genuinely the most typical and traditional dishes of the region, and...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 5, 20192 min read


Rechad Spice Paste
Citing Madhur Jaffrey [1]: “Every household in Goa, however humble, has a big jar of what is called ‘rechad masala’ sitting in the...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 5, 20192 min read


Steamed Garlic Scallops with Glass Noodles
Perhaps I misrepresented myself in my post of Scallop and Apple Tartare with Pickled Cucumber when I said I preferred scallops raw to...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 2, 20193 min read


Lobster, Cucumber and Apple Salad
Another recipe combining seafood, cucumber and apple (see Scallop and Apple Tartare with Pickled Cucumber)? Well, there are some...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 2, 20192 min read


Crispy Fried Seaweed
We all know this dish from our local Chinese takeaway. But do we all believe that it is really seaweed? Do we? But I'm sure many of us...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 1, 20192 min read


Scallop and Apple Tartare with Pickled Cucumber
It seems I am not alone in thinking that perhaps scallops are better raw than cooked. Mark Sargeant, Gordon Ramsay's right-hand man for...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jul 1, 20192 min read


Goan Lobster
To quote Rick Stein [1]: “Some people feel that putting a spicy masala with a good, expensive lobster is heresy, but I disagree”. So do...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jun 24, 20192 min read


Goan Masala Paste
A general purpose spice paste, distinctly Goan in style in containing chillies, vinegar, garlic, pepper and cloves. In fact, I suspect...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jun 24, 20191 min read


Tempura Oysters
Oysters cooked briefly in a very light batter make for an unusual canapé or starter.

Bute St Seafoodie
Jun 20, 20192 min read


Cockles and Broad Beans
I reckon that if you go out to eat "tapas" in London you probably pay somewhere around three to four times as much as you would for the...

Bute St Seafoodie
Jun 17, 20192 min read
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