Fishwife Recipes

  In August this year we were fortunate enough to be invited by friends to join them and their families at their beach cottage in a secluded spot in the Transkei.  It was my first trip to the Transkei and I was overwhelmed by the beauty of this remote location which had us traveling a pretty intense 4×4 trail for over an hour before arriving at the coast.   Every morning the boys would gather their fishing and spearfishing gear and disappear into the horizon, off to catch our lunch and supper. The ladies would gather on the porch drinking their morning coffee and catching up...

There’s nothing nicer than a piece of crispy skin coating your flaky fish fillets and achieving this is a lot simpler than one thinks!  The trick is to follow a few simple rules:   1. Make sure your fillets are incredibly dry. 2. Make sure you season the fillets with fine table salt 5 minutes before frying to assist in removing any excess moisture from the fillets. 3. Make sure you use clarified butter to pan fry the fillets. 4. Make sure you use a plate or some form of a weight to keep the fillets flat in the pan to...

There’s nothing nicer than a piece of crispy skin coating your flaky fish fillets and achieving this is a lot simpler than one thinks! The trick is to follow a few simple rules: 1. Make sure your fillets are incredibly dry. 2. Make sure you season the fillets with fine table salt 5 minutes before frying to assist in removing any excess moisture from the fillets.  3. Make sure you use clarified butter to pan fry the fillets.  4. Make sure you use a plate or some form of a weight to keep the fillets flat in the pan to prevent...

For this recipe Greenfish supplied us with some super tasty Silver Fish. You can prepare it as in our Crispy Skinned Fish Recipe before tackling the sauce I am about to cover here. I was fortunate enough to have Chef James pass on some inspiration for this delicious sauce! I used his guidance in combination with our crispy skin fish fillets to come up with this recipe. Utilising fresh ginger, lemongrass and thyme in a reduced white wine sauce with some finishing touches of cream, it is simply to die for! This sauce is very versatile and can be used...

  Gurnard is a fish you may not always find on the menu or in the supermarket.  Being not only delicious but a SASSI Green Listed species, it is a no brainer to buy some of these beautiful white fillets when you can source them.   Here’s a tasty, buttery recipe that is so very simple and utilizes minimal ingredients. This means you work out with a seriously cost effective, sustainable meal that tastes like five star dining at home.  Its a win win for your pocket and the environment! Lemon & Parsley Pan Fried Gurnard Fillets Serves 4 Cook Time...