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Four Fantastic sauces For seaFood
Marie rose classic tapenade
Serves 4 Serves 4
This classic seafood sauce is Spoon this onto simply cooked
excellent with shellfsh. oily or white fsh, from salmon or
sardines to skate. For a fner
4 tbsp mayonnaise texture, blitz in a food processor.
4 tbsp crème fraîche
4 tbsp tomato ketchup 200g mixed Kalamata and green
½ tsp dried chilli fakes olives, stoned and chopped
½ tsp smoked sweet paprika 1 shallot, peeled and fnely chopped
Pinch of cayenne pepper 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
Few drops of Tabasco sauce 2 tbsp fnely chopped fat-leaf parsley
Juice of ½ a lemon 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, or to taste
Salt and black pepper Juice of ½ lemon
Black pepper
n Combine all the ingredients in a
small bowl and season to taste. n Combine all the ingredients in a
bowl and season with black pepper
Marmalade and thyme only. If you prefer a smoother texture,
Serves 4 blitz briefy in a food processor.
Try this with grilled fllets of salmon
or with barbecued mackerel. tomato, chilli and basil salsa
Serves 4
2 tbsp thin-cut marmalade This is best served with
1 small orange, juice and 1 tsp grilled fsh and salad.
fnely grated zest
Juice of ½ lemon 300g vine tomatoes, fnely diced
1 tsp thyme leaves, chopped 1 red chilli, deseeded and fnely chopped
Salt Handful basil leaves, fnely chopped
1 garlic clove, peeled and fnely chopped
n Put the marmalade, orange juice and 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, or to taste
zest in a small saucepan and simmer Salt and black pepper
gently for 2-3 minutes, stirring often.
Remove from the heat and add the n Combine all the ingredients in a
lemon juice, thyme and salt to taste. small bowl and season to taste.

BarBecuing and chargrilling Fish and seaFood
n Be confdent that families of fsh can be n To ensure your fsh releases cleanly from n When cooking fllets, be guided by what
cooked and served in similar ways, freeing you the barbecue, make sure the coals are ash- you see: turn the fsh when the bottom third
up to buy what looks best on the day if what is white with no trace of a fame left – you want of the fllet is opaque and remove from the
on your shopping list doesn’t appeal. Robust the fsh to cook over the residual heat – and bars when the fllet is almost fully opaque at
oily fsh, such as salmon and mackerel, are that the bars have been in place to pre-heat the sides to ensure it isn’t overcooked (it will
perfect for barbecuing whole or as fllets as for at least 10 minutes. Likewise, a griddle continue to cook slightly off the heat). To test if
their fesh stands up well to a bit of smoke. pan should be smoking hot before the fsh is a whole fsh is cooked, press behind the head
However, don’t be put off cooking more delicate added to it. Oil the fsh and season with salt and the fesh should give. You could also try
fsh over the coals; you can always wrap fllets and pepper just before grilling or griddling. inserting a skewer behind the head for a few
of fsh in a foil parcel with herbs or crushed Leave the fsh to sear undisturbed, so griddle seconds and holding the tip to the inside of
spices and a splash of olive oil and put this marks can form. These marks are what allow your wrist or above your top lip; if it is hot,
on the barbecue with no danger of sticking. the fsh to come away from the griddle. the fsh is cooked through to the bone. l

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