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Breaded fish fillets with tomato salsa
This makes a quick and easy dinner. As an alternative to tomatoes, you could serve the fillets with caper mayonnaise.
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Ceviche
This is a classic Latin American dish, where fish is marinated in citrus juice. The acid in the juice changes the chemical structure of...
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Crab cakes
Very simple and very, very crabby, these make a great starter served with a delicate side salad but you can also eat them as a snack or...
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Crab cakes with pickled samphire & rapeseed mayonnaise
This dish is great for any dinner party as it makes for a delicious starter or main course.
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Crudités with garlic and anchovy dressing
This punchy anchovy-based dressing – similar to the Italian classic bagna cauda – is a year-round favourite and easy to whip up from the...
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Cucumber and gooseberry soup
Gooseberries give a subtle edge to this refreshing soup. It’s great hot but even better, I think, chilled. Either way, a little smoked fish...
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Curried fish pie
Few meals, indeed few things in life, are as comforting and reassuring as a fish pie, piping hot from the oven. Adding some gently sweated...
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Dab in a bap
This is a very quick lunch, and a great way to use dab. It's one of our less-appreciated, yet more sustainable, native fish, so we can...
Prep 5mins Cook 8mins
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Fish in beer batter
What makes a good batter? What creates that crisp, savoury, golden coating that seals in all the moisture of the fish it covers? The...
Prep 30mins Cook 5mins
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Fried bream fillets with pea purée
Fillets from bream that you've just caught, served with a purée of peas that you've just picked ... it must be July.
Prep 15mins Cook 10mins
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Gravadlax with beetroot
This is a classic, adapted from The River Cottage Fish Book. The beetroot in the cure is Steve's addition. The vegetable has no real curing...
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Hand-dived scallops and chorizo
This is a real show stopping recipe. It looks stunning and it's a simple recipe, so give it a go!
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Hugh's clams, tomatoes and garlic
Hugh's clams, tomatoes and garlic, taken from his Three Good Things on More4. Hugh's recognised a simple pattern that underpins so many...
Prep 45mins Cook 30mins
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Leek, celeriac and smoked pollack soup
This soup combines all the classic elements of a chowder: a milky base, potatoes and chunks of fish. Celeriac, which is a very...
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Mackerel barbecued over bay
Hugh and Nick's all-time favourite fish for barbecuing is mackerel. This is partly because its firm, slightly oily flesh responds...
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Mackerel stuffed with salsa verde
This is a really impressive way of preparing mackerel. Fresh, vibrant salsa verde works beautifully as a stuffing and really complements...
Prep 30mins Cook 15mins
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Mackerel with Puy lentils and parsley
Rich, oily mackerel pairs particularly well with earthy lentils and the sharp bite of red onion in this simple, tasty salad.
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Mackerel with gooseberries and mint salsa
This lovely, fresh-tasting salsa is best made with tart, firm, early- season gooseberries – the kind you’re likely to find in June – rather...
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Marinated salt bream with roast tomatoes
This recipe works beautifully with bream but a very respectable version can be made with other white fish. If you're using a larger fillet...
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Mussels in EPA
A good ale makes a fantastic cooking medium for mussels. Avoid cheap, light lagers or very heavy stouts and instead go for a real ale with...
Prep 5mins Cook 5mins
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Mussels with cider, leeks and bacon
Mussels are the ultimate fast seafood, and their sweetness goes brilliantly with salty bacon. You could try this with white wine instead of...
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Newspaper-wrapped bream (or other whole fish)
This is a brilliant way to cook fish in the embers of a fire. Wrapped up in a wet newspaper parcel, the fish steams gently and stays...
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Oyster risotto with deep-fried gutweed
This truly spectacular and luxurious starter is the clincher in any argument about whether raw oysters are better than cooked oysters...
Prep 20mins
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Perfect fish and chips
This is THE recipe for the perfect fish and chips. Perfected over the years by Gill Meller, Hugh and the rest of the River Cottage team. A...
Prep 15mins Cook 1hrs25mins
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Pot-roasted gurnard
Like poultry and meat, whole fish work well in a one-pot casserole brimming with winter veg. If the vegetables are sweated for a while...
Prep 10mins Cook 40mins
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Potted Shrimp
Peeling brown shrimps is truly a labour of love, but the results are worth it. The shrimps will need the barest of flirtations with a pan...
Prep 30mins Cook 5mins
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Quick-fried mackerel fillets with garlic and bay
This is perhaps the simplest way to enjoy a catch of fresh mackerel when you get home, tired but elated after a few good hours at sea. It s...
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Salt and pepper squid with quick sweet chilli dipping sauce
Just a little more elaborate and piquant than basic squid rings, this salty combination is a real winner. Ideal to serve as a starter.
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Scallops with chorizo
There are many ways to cook scallops, but few to beat this. It's one of the best possible expressions of the salty-spicy-pork meets...
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Scallops with garlic butter and black pudding
Scallops come complete with their own little frying pans – their shells. If you can get hold of some live, hand-dived scallops in the shell...
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