Category Archives: Seekos / Seafood

BAKED MUSSELS WITH CHILLI, ANCHOVY AND CAPER BREADCRUMBS
3 tbsp olive oil
4 shallots, very finely chopped
1 medium-hot red chilli, deseeded and very finely chopped
pinch of crushed dried chillies
2 anchovy fillets in olive oil (from a can), drained and chopped
50 g white breadcrumbs, made from stale bread
1 tbsp capers, drained, rinsed and chopped
1½ tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
1 kg mussels, scrubbed and beards removed
50 ml dry white wine
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AVOCADO, PINEAPPLE AND PRAWN SALAD
2 avocados, cut into chunks
2 small red chilies, seeded and finely sliced
½ small pineapple, peeled and diced
½ cucumber, seeded and sliced
½ red onion, finely sliced
a good handful each of fresh coriander and mint leaves
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
sea salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
12 cooked prawns, defined. (You can peel and cut them if you like)
lettuce, optional
Cherry tomatoes, optional
**Can be served on bed of lettuce with cherry tomatoes**
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KREEF MET SUURLEMOEN EN KNOFFELBOTTER SOUS
‘n Kreef voorgereggie gebraai en voorgesit met ‘n suurlemoen en knoffel botter sousie en slaai.
4 rou krewe, skoon gewas en dop oopgesny op pens en knak dan die rug
Braai so 3-5 minute oor kole totdat vleis binne dop wegtrek.

Sous:
sous van 1 lekker groot suurlemoen
3 – 4 eetlepels botter
2 -3 knoffel huisies, fyngekap Continue reading→

COLD MUSSELS ON HALF SHELLS
1 small shallot, finely chopped
30 ml olive oil
125 ml white wine
454 g mussels, cleaned
½ orange, cut into skinless segments and finely diced, with the juice
125 ml cucumber, cut into brunoise (finely diced)
1-2 plum tomatoes, seeded and cut into brunoise
7.5 ml white wine vinegar
10 ml chopped fresh chives
10 ml chopped parsley
salt and pepper

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SWEET AND SOUR CHILI PRAWN STIR-FRY
400 g prawns
2 sachets ready made noodles from Woolworth’s
410 g Woolworth’s cut up stir fry fresh vegetables
3 tablespoons sweet and sour sauce
3 tablespoons chili sauce
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons crushed raw cashews
A good squeeze of lemon juice

Stir fry the vegetables and soya sauce together and then remove from wok. Stir fry the prawns with the combination of sweet and sour sause, chili sause, honey, lemon juice and raw cashew nuts. Add the stir fried vegetables and noodles with the prawns and fry all the ingredients till combined and hot and the prawns ready.
Photo and recipe: Natasha Ford Calvert