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Recipes
The following are just a few tasty fish recipes from your local fishmonger! For more please go to www.ashtonfishmongers.co.uk
Crab Cakes
A simple crab cakes recipe for you to cook a great meal for family or friends.
Serves 9 ingredients
225g mixed crabmeat
225g potatoes, cooked and mashed Salt and black pepper
Half a small onion, grated
1 x 15ml spoon fresh chopped parsley Pinch of cayenne
1 x 15ml spoon lemon juice
2 eggs, beaten
Flour
55g breadcrumbs
25g oatmeal
Oil, for shallow frying
Garnish with lemon wedges
method
Champagne Oysters
Oysters on the half shell are a French tradition, of course, but dishes like this one, are classically French, too.
Serves 4 ingredients
12 oysters, shucked, reserving shells
55g unsalted butter
2 shallots, finely chopped
300ml pink champagne or rose sparkling wine 2 x 15ml spoon of fresh chopped tarragon Salt and black pepper
Fresh tarragon leaves, to garnish
method
Heathalfthebutterinapan. Cooktheshallotsfor1minute.
Add the champagne and any remaining oyster juices, tarragon and seasoning. Bring to the boil and simmer until the liquid is reduced by half. Add the oysters to the pan and cook gently for 2 minutes. Spoon each oyster back into the shell. Increase the heat and whisk the remaining butter into the sauce, a little at a time. Pour the sauce over the oysters, garnish with fresh tarragon and serve as a starter with crusty bread.
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Mix together potatoes, crabmeat, seasoning, onion, parsley, cayenne and lemon juice. Bind together with half of the beaten egg, and shape into 9 cakes, using floured hands. Mix breadcrumbs and oatmealtogether. Dipthecakesinbeateneggandcoatwiththe breadcrumbs mixture. Shallow fry in hot oil for 4-6 minutes, turning once. Garnish and serve with broccoli and boiled new potatoes
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