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Recipes

One of the best things about working at the Fishery is the range of seafood that we have at our disposal and getting to try out new recipes and ways to enjoy it all. Here's a selection of our tried and tested favourite recipes for your inspiration. We would love it if you would share your own favourite recipes with us so we can try something new too.

Prawn and crab pastry pie on a table with a salad, a pot of mayonnaise and a glass of wine

Crab & Prawn Pot Pie

When is it acceptable to have a pastry lid on a fish pie? When it's a crab and prawn pot pie! This recipe makes the best out of the prawns and you are rewarded with a comforting, creamy, crabby, prawny pie.

Burns Night Seafood Platter

Burns Night Seafood Platter

A lot of really delicious seafood comes from Scotland, so much that you could create your own special Burns Night Seafood Platter to share and celebrate with friends.

Crab Mac n' Cheese

Crab Mac n' Cheese

The combination is just sumptuous, like a cross between a mac n’cheese and a bisque from Nigella Lawson and its as decadent and delicious as you would expect.
Make a stock from your leftover shells

Make a stock from your leftover shells

The shells, heads and legs of lobsters, crabs, langoustines and prawns impart a lot of rich flavour – especially after they're roasted and made into a stock.

Crab & Gruyere Tartlets

Crab & Gruyere Tartlets

An ideal canapé or starter, they’re also a creamy, comforting treat which can be made and then reheated before serving warm.

Easy Crab Risotto

Easy Crab Risotto

This easy crab risotto recipe is quick to make for a mid-week supper and impressive enough for a dinner party, just don't tell them how easy it was to make!

Lobster | Crab | Prawn Burger - You decide

Lobster | Crab | Prawn Burger - You decide

Put down the greasy beef burger our Asian-inspired seafood patty with white miso. You can adapt the recipe below to use lobster, crab or prawns for your burger or perhaps a mix of the three.

Crab Thermidor

Crab Thermidor

This is a crab recipe on a whole new level. It's creamy and cheesy but still crabby with added crunchy apple deliciousness. If you cook only one crab dish this year, please make it this one.

Spicy Potted Crab

Spicy Potted Crab

Is there anything more comforting than potted crab on toast? This version is slightly spiced so it's warming without overpowering the crabmeat. 

Crab, Bacon & Avocado Salad

Crab, Bacon & Avocado Salad

A delicious combination of fresh delicate crab, creamy avocado and crispy salty bacon, this is my type of salad and so simple.

Crab Parpadelle with Tomato and Basil

Crab Parpadelle with Tomato and Basil

A fresh tasting crab pasta recipe thats simple, quick and healthy and tastes so amazing it will soon become a midweek staple. 

Fancy Dressed Crab | Creole Crab | Crabe Farci

Fancy Dressed Crab

This recipe for crabe farci elevates the humble dressed crab into something very special, with the addition of lime, chilli, herbs and breadcrumbs this is a very fancy dressed crab.