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Thai Inspired Poached Kingklip | Kingklip Fish Recipes | Fishwife

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Thai Inspired Poached Kingklip | Kingklip Fish Recipes | Fishwife

On our honeymoon my husband and I travelled to the most gorgeous little island of Koh Samui, in Thailand. On one of our evenings exploring the island night life, we stumbled upon a restaurant (or should I say a giant hall with trestle tables and an open cooking station). With a name like “Ninja Crepes” we didn’t really know what to expect, but the hall was packed so we decided to give it a try. The food was out of this world with flavours and aromas I can only begin to describe. Ninja Crepes was definitely one of the highlights...

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Grilled Dorado in a Lemon Butter Sauce | Dorado Food Recipes | Fishwife

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Grilled Dorado in a Lemon Butter Sauce | Dorado Food Recipes | Fishwife

Because everyone loves butter and garlic… so why not! Grilled Dorado in a Lemon Butter Sauce Serves 4 Cook Time 12 min Ingredients FOR THE FISH 1 pack of Greenfish Dorado portions (1kg) 1 tablespoon Olive Oil 1 tablespoon Butter (melted) Salt & Pepper FOR THE SAUCE 6 tablespoons Butter 1 Shallot / small onion (chopped finely) 1 heaped teaspoon of Garlic (minced) 1/4 cup Chicken Stock 2 tablespoons lemon juice Instructions Preheat a grill to medium heat Place Dorado portions in a bowl and season with salt and pepper Drizzle the fish portions with olive oil and 1 tablespoon...

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Garlic Mussel Pot | Mussels Food Recipes | Fishwife

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Garlic Mussel Pot | Mussels Food Recipes | Fishwife

18th July 2016 | By TheFishWife 4 comments As a child I clearly remember collecting Black Mussels off the rocks at our holiday home in Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape.  We would walk up the beach and climb the rocks with our plastic packets collecting mussels and bringing them home to clean, removing the sand and beards in big buckets of fresh water.  I can still taste that fresh, salty sea flavour smothered in garlic and butter!Here is a simple recipe to create a restaurant quality Garlic Mussel Pot in a delicious white sauce, I hope you enjoy!   Garlic...

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Cajun Pan Fried Calamari | Calamari Food Recipes | Fishwife

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Cajun Pan Fried Calamari | Calamari Food Recipes | Fishwife

Squid is simply delicious, but who knew that such a small little creature of the ocean could hold such wonderful health benefits for our diet as it is loaded in the Vitamin B’s: Vitamin B2: The plentiful quantities of Vitamin B2 found in squid can lower migraines.  Vitamin B3: This fabulous vitamin helps to stabilise sugar levels in the blood. Vitamin B12: Here’s to a healthy heart with Vitamin B12 (riboflavin), which is known to lower homocysteine levels in the body, preventing the rate of strokes and heart attacks. So here is a simple recipe to quickly pan fry all these fabulous...

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The Easiest Grilled Kingklip | Kingklip Fish recipes | Fishwife

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The Easiest Grilled Kingklip | Kingklip Fish recipes | Fishwife

Kingklip is a fish many of you will know and love as it is served in a large number of restaurants. Many of you will also know that it can be rather pricey on a menu! So here is a very simple restaurant quality recipe to grill this delicious fish at home for the whole family to enjoy. The Kingklip I used for this recipe was supplied by Greenfish Traders and has been filleted into 250g portions with skin removed and bone out.   The Easiest Grilled Kingklip A really quick and simply delicious recipe to cook Kingklip at home....

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